Correspondence Between President Harry S. Truman and Congressman Sol Bloom

July 23, 1946 Dear Sol: I appreciated very much your letter of the twentieth /In regard to the Palestine situa- tion and the Displaced Persons problem. I sent a special Delegation to Ensland to negotiate 4 R the admission of 100,000 Dis- placed Jews into Palestine. We have been making some effort to get the British Domin- ions and South America to admit some of these Displaced Persons and I have also discussed with the Immigration Committee of the House and Senate the feasibility of using the unused quota of Northern European nations for admis- sion of some of the Displaced Persons to this country. In fact we are using a part of the quota for Germany right now to bring children here. I hope we can get some action on this situation very soon. I don't know whether the time is ripe to dis- cuss it with the United Nations or not - you night discuss it with the other members of the delegation and give me any suggestions that you and they have to offer. Sincerely yours, ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE" MARRY S. TRUMAN Honorable Sol Bloom House of Representatives Washington, D. C.