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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 1, 1946
The President has sent the following letter to the Secretary
of Agriculture:
"March 30, 1946
My dear Mr. Secretary:
In order that the Government of the United States may
readily fulfill the obligations and responsibilities which it
assumed when it became a member of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, I wish to see appropriate
interdepartmental relationships established among the interested
agencies of this government. Therefore, I am asking the Secretary
of Agriculture to take the leadership in coordinating the work
of the various agencies of the Government on problems arising
from United States participation in the Food and Agriculture
Organization. To assist you in this task, I hereby establish an
inter-agency committee, with you or your nominee as chairman,
with representatives from the Department of State, Treasury,
Commerce, Interior, Labor, the Federal Security Agency, and the
Bureau of the Budget. The Committee may add representatives of
other agencies for such participation as may seem advisable to
the committee. You may designate additional members from your
Department, and you should make provision for an adequate
secretariat for the Committee.
This inter-agency committee shall have the responsibility
for ensuring that our Government aids to the fullest extent the
proper functioning of the FAO. In particular, the Committee will
assist in formulating the position which this Government should
take in the various fields of activity falling within the general
purposes and functions of the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations. The Department of State will continue to
provide policy guidance on international political questions and
on general organizational and administrative questions as they
affect the relationships of the Food and Agriculture Organization
to the United Nations and other international organizations. The
Executive Committee on Economic Foreign Policy will continue to
consider broad economic foreign policy questions including those
on commercial policy and international commodity policy. The FAO
committee will, of course, also need to work closely with other
appropriate inter-agency committees.
You should also give consideration to the appointment of
an advisory committee of citizens to aid you and the inter-agency
committee in connection with the work of FAO. I am anxious that
our relationships with all inter-national organizations have a firm
foundation in wide public understanding and participation. An
advisory committee of public spirited citizens might well be
of
inestimable value to our Government's full participation in the
work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
I am sending copies of this letter to the heads of the
departments and agencies who will have representatives on the
inter-agency committee. You should work directly with them in
getting the committee established and functioning.
Very sincerely yours,
HARRY S. TRUMAN"