The General Assembly of the United Nations has considered the problem of these displaced persons carefully and at great length.
Harry Truman: “The General Assembly of the United Nations has considered the problem of these displaced persons carefully and at great…”
On the recordFebruary 23, 1947
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Special Message to the Congress on U.S. Participation in the International Refugee Organization.
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