Letter from Harry S. Truman to Eleanor Roosevelt

Truman, H. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON December 20, 1950 Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: I have read very carefully the thoughtful observations on the sessions of the General Assenbly embodied in your letter of December fourteenth. I attach the greatest importance to everything you say, particularly the trends of discussions in Committee No. 3. It is indeed regrettable that those trends indicate dissatisfaction and & feeling that the big nations dominate and that the snall nations think they are not having an opportunity to express thenselves adequately. After all, this indicates some of the many pitfalls which await us as we strive through the United Nations to reach the ideal in international relations. Far from your offering thanks to me for an opportunity of serving in this General Assembly, I feel that it is for me to express to you the gratitude of the Nation for the great public service you are giving your country and indeed the cause of civilization. I feel that the whole world is in your debt for the courageous and con- scientious work which you have carried on sometimes in the face of great discouragements. I am glad you are to have a little respite and rest during the holiday season. with every good wish for & Kerry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Very sincerely yours. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Park Sheraton Hotel, 202 Fifty-sixth Street West, New York 19, N. Y.