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#1246
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 23, 1947
The President today sent the following identical letters
to the Honorable Arthur H. Vandenberg, President of the Senate
pro tempore, and the Honorable Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Speaker of
House of Representatives:
"Public Law 109, 77th Congress, approved June 10, 1941,
authorized and directed the President of the United States
to present to Eire a statue of Commodore John Barry in honor
of the bicentenary of his birth in 1945. The act authorized
an appropriation not to exceed $20,000 and provided for
the selection of a sculptor by a committee of three members
appointed by the President.
"Before action could be taken, the United States was at
war. Because of the shortage of bronze it became necessary
to defer the project until after the end of the war. During
the past year alternative plans for carrying out Public Law
TAUMAY
109 have been investigated, and it has been ascertained by
NARA
the Commission of Fine Arts that a sum of not less than
$30, 000 now will be needed to procure a suitable statue of
John Barry. In view of this fact, it seems to me proper that
the entire matter should be presented to the Congress for
consideration as to the desirability of enacting legislation
which will provide sufficient funds to enable the President
to make the presentation to Eire."