Amir Saud Ibn Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman al Faisal Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, rendered exceptionally meritorious service to the war effort of the United Nations.

King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud made a notable contribution to the successful war effort of the United Nations.

Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by the said joint resolution of Congress, and pursuant to the recommendation of the National…

I need General Eisenhower right where he is.

No, not necessarily.

It will probably continue for some time to come yet.

We are indeed glad to have him in the United States, and I should like to propose a toast to the President-elect of our neighboring Republic.

I thought, Bert--I thought you might come out with something like that, so I will read you a statement that covers the thing categorically.

I hope some time that I shall have a chance to do it.

Well, they are holding it in April instead of January.

We appreciate very much his being here today.

We are very fortunate today to have as our guest the President-elect of Uruguay, our good friend.

But I am sure that he does just what he says he does.

I will issue a statement on that in a few days.

Mr. Lilienthal is fully and thoroughly equipped for the position to which I appointed him, and I shall stay with him straight through.

We want him to enjoy his visit in the United States.

No, We have not.

I don't know whether he is going to ask me that or not.