Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Nobel Committee

Tennas January 29, 1953 Gentlemen: I take pleasure in seconding the Honorable Harry 3. Truman of the United States of America for the award of the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr. Trunan has performed a great service in preserving peace by a continuing and closely in- tegrated policy of building the econdinic, political Western oulture, and contain, spiritud] independence, from and eventually Soviet strength imperialiem. and of to the to overcome Western Western His the religion World record threat to on and to meet, his to the Greece action aggression and on his the in Berlin Trieste cooperation air-lift, and in with Teheran; and the his United his support aid Nations; of the Marshall Plan; His stand in regard to Korean Communist aggression are all things that need no elaboration by me. Mr. Truman patiently and successfully directed the United Statessin its new foreign policy of Western unity. I think President Truman played a great role in promoting cooperation among nations and presenting theasures that lead to peace. Sincerely yours,