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400 Hawaii December 1, 1950 miscel My dear Mr. Garfinkle: This is to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of November twenty-seventh to the President and to assure you that your interest in writing is appreciated. I am glad to enclose a copy of the letter which the President has ad- dressed to Vice President Barkley in which he expresses the hope that the Senate will approve legislative action on the bills before it for the admission of the Territories of Hawaii and Alaska to the Union as States. 4400 Very sincerely yours, alasha Statehood WILLIAM D. HASSETT micel Secretary to the President Mr. HerbertXGarfinkle, B 6730 North 17th Street, Philadelphia 26, Pennsylvania. Enclosure. gad