Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Harry S. Truman accompanied by a copy of a letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to George C. Marshall

APARTMENT 15-A 29 WASHINGTON SQUARE. WEST NEW YORK - NEW YORK May 11, 1948 : the Dear Mr. President: 1 have Just sent a letter to the Secretary of State, a copy of which I enclose for your information. As I have said, I have no idea what the attitude of the Administration on the recognition of the Jewish State is going to be. If we are going to recognize it, I think it would be a mistake to lag behind Russia. If we are not going to recognize it, I think we should make our position known as quickly as possible and the reasons for whatever position we take. This action, as far as I am concerned, is interesting to me only from ethical and humenitarian points of view, but of course, it has political implications which I am sure your advisers will take into consideration. I quite hopeful that whatever our policy is, it will be clear and consistent for I - more convinced every day that had the Arabs been convinced of- what we really meant to do, they might have accepted the UN decision and not put us in the rather dirficult position which- the Security Council, minus any force, finds itself m today. I have heard it said that we were afraid of a UN force which included the Rus sians because of the difficulties we have had with them in Germany and Korea. Some day or other we have to be willing, if we are going to work out some peaceful solutions, to serve in some kind or a joint force and to agree we will all leave whatever country we may be in when the UN tells us to leave. I was much encouraged by the report or the conversations between Ambessador Smith and Mr. Molotov as it came over the radio this morning. I think that kind of straight forward statement of fact is helprul and leaves the way open for peacerul negotiations in the ruture. 558729 with = warm regards to Mrs. Truman and Margarety Very cordially yours, Thema Products friend Gtay behave L State