Harry Truman: “AN URGENT NEED has developed in this country to bring forcibly and…”

On the recordApril 17, 1946

AN URGENT NEED has developed in this country to bring forcibly and dramatically to public attention, as a spur to the food-for-famine-effort, the facts about conditions in Europe which your visit and inquiries have brought to light.

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Telegram to Herbert Hoover, Honorary Chairman, Famine Emergency Committee.

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