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AND
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE
FEBRUARY 2, 1949
STATE
The President has learned with deep regret that Dr. Chaim
Weizmann, President of the State Council of Israel, has been compelled by
illness to postpone his visit to the United States until April.
The White House has been informed that Dr. Weizmann's illness
is not of a serious character and that he will be able to preside over
the newly elected Constituent Assembly. However, his physicians have
counselled him against exposure to a sharp change in weather conditions
and have strongly urged that he wait until the Spring.
The text of the President's cablegram to Dr. Weizmann follows:
DEEPLY REGRET TO LEARN OF YOUR ILLNESS. WE ARE ALL
PRAYING FOR YOUR SPEEDY AND COMPLETE RECOVERY. LOOKING
FORWARD TO OUR MEETING AGAIN. SINCERELY YOURS.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
In his cablegram to the President, Dr. Weizmann said:
I REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT MY PHYSICIANS DECLINE TO
PERMIT ME TO UNDERTAKE A VOYAGE TO THE UNITED STATES
BEFORE SPRING. I SHOULD, ACCORDINGLY, BE GRATEFUL IF
YOU COULD FIND IT POSSIBLE TO AGREE TO THE POSTPONEMENT
OF THE FUNCTION TO A SUITABLE DATE IN THE LATTER PART OF
APRIL. I AM DEEPLY CONSCIOUS OF YOUR FRIENDSHIP. WITH
RENEWED ASSURANCES OF MY HIGH ESTEEM, SINCERELY YOURS.
CHAIM WEIZMANN
The function referred to is a dinner President Truman hopes to
attend in Dr. Weizmann's honor under the auspices of the American Committee
for the Weizmann Institute of Science.