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204 mise April 21, 1948 My dear Bob: This is in acknowledgment of your letter of April nineteenth seeking advice as to the manner in which you should answer letters from Honorable A1 Horstman and Honorable John Kelly on the Palestine question. x TRUMAN As long as you honor me with this inquiry I am frank to say that I should advise extreme caution. I en- US ARCHIVES SERVICE Alto close copy of the latest statement by the President per- GOVER to tinent to the Palestine proposal. I would recommend that any correspondence interpreting or explaining the Pres- ident's position on this highly controversial question be signed by the Chairman. As you are, of course, aware, the Department of State has issued a large number of releases bearing on developments over Palestine during the last several months. The latest and most authoritative statement by the President is the one which I enclose. It is always a pleasure to hear from you. Very sincerely yours, WILLIAM D. HASSETT Secretary to the President Honorable Robert M. Moore, Assistant to Chairman, Democratic National Committee, x299-A Ring Building, Washington 6, D. c. wdo-m Enclosures. Pres. 's statement of June 5, 1947 & statement of March 25, 1948.