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

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