or 31s~ Poht •cA 1 Refwcree~ :]Oo..l - 'l"..Jolt.- lq'3q

My dear Mr. President:

morning !rom our Legation in P0 rt-au-Prince.

My own reeling is that ettorts ot the character

described in this telegram should be discouraged. I

cannot believe that any attempt to settle titty thousand

German refugees in Haiti would ever have a successf ul

outcome because ot the fundamental d1tterencee in race,

standard ot living, culture, and customs between the

prospective immigrants and the Hait ian people themselves .

In my opinion, even it the colony were started, it would

only be a tew years before very serious f riction would

arise between the refugees and the Haitian authorities

and people . The other possibilities pointed out in

A>"""~ Minister Mayer ' e telegram are, ot course, like~1ise ot

great importance .

I t you agree, I reel it would probably be wise to

this matter with the Advisory Commi ttee i n New

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The White House .

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York and make ever,y effort to have them try and coordinate

efforts of this character so that problems of this nature

will not arise .

Believe me

Enclosure: - l ._ . No . 2, January 4, ) t:J·· "':-(.~ 1939, 1 p . m. , f r om !. $1" ·~ Port-au-Prince .

aol'lliDS fl'OII 0111' IAcaUoa 111 J>on--..h'lDM.

H7 0t1a t"u.a. 1• \~at .UOI'U of ~• abanotll' dotor1be4 111 tb10 tel...-... mould be dhOOUJ'apcl. 1

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oannot boUrn tba' altl atte.pt to Httle fln;J tbolaMIIII I r 1 ;-._ OtNaD Hf\apoa 111 ll&l U voul.4 nv han a •-••till out-. beoaUH of the f\UW'.,.ntal ditteHDH• 1A NM,

ah""•"" ot llYSIII. ollltvo, an4 O\llltou botwee t~ protpeoU.,. ~U an4 tho f!a1Uan 1'4'0P1• tlleuelna. In 1117 op1n1on, llftll U ~ oolon1 vvo et.rto4, U wu1l. oal7 bo a tn 7..,.. betoi'O .,.,.,. .. r1oue f r1et1on would

an•• betveen ~ Ht113e•• nnd tho Ka1t1AII author1Uoa &D4 people. ~ o~er po .. 1b111U•• po1nted out 1ft

1~.--i. J;. M1n1eter Hqw 1 • tel0Sl"8'1 '"• or oonne, l1JI:ev1" at •.ZttJ'! 'tfU'7 CHat~.

It rou agree, I t .. l u -a J)I'ObablJ' be vt•• w 41eou.• e.t1 .. ,..,. w1tb the .AdYiiiOPf Ooallltuo 1Jl lin

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..,.,.,... ol \ble ~ .... -.. • tha' fA'ol»lns ot 11lta •••

11lU _. .n•. a.u ....

Jiiinner Welles I( ,.,a

...,_,...-~. '* ,._,.. ........ ...-.-. • TO 'DIE PIIESIDEIIT JUm CONGBESS

OF 'DIE UNiiED STAn:s

PEt-It-ION WE. THE ONDEIISJGNED. aro ..-o of U.. oldr- .....,rv•acr of

U.. ~ of politlcG1 rohag- .,_ F- countn.o focod by tho .tire d.w.a.ct wodd. We fully Q"PP'edote the qen.eroua move made by our Prooidnl cmd S.aotory of StcM who ba .. talrAn U.. initiati¥O in. eon't'Oking em lDtemcrtioaal coaJ...~ with a 'fiew of ~ _..ty cmd cooporatl¥0 octioD In bebatl of tbooo lnoocent ,;,m,. of radal cmd rollglouo _.,tlon.

IN ORDER TO CAIIIIY out U.. oplrit mcmifootod Ia U.. cull of our Go•emment lor lntemettioaal relief cxc:tfon. we petition tho PrHideat and tho Ccmgr- of the Umt.d. StatM to JDG:b prorilion by adminletrcrti•e action cmd. U nood be, by log!olatlon.

THAT THE UNUSED PORTION of tho quola of any country be made CEYa.ilabt. lot tb4l admiuion of refugeea &om any other country. cmd tba1 a11y portion of the aggregate total of aU quotaa not required for the a.t.meioo of reJug .. duri:a9 the prMent &.eal year ahall he -.a CIYCiil<tblo I« tho admiooion ol s uc:h rofuq- durlag tho loDowlng Docoly-.

WE. ACCORDINGLY. DO HEREWITH endorse Jolat Resolution HJ. fteL 637 and petition b ita early pa8801JL

WE. THE UNDERSIGNED. ca boro with cruthoriu tho Jowiob People'• Committee to ~pr ... nt ua ~fore tho Go•emmflnt a:Dd the Congr- of tho UD!tod Stat• cmd to cooporcrto with tho lntomatioDal Coznmbdon that may be establiabed at the eonferonc:e c:allod by our Government aa weU aa with e•ery a:od aD or;anbcrtiou working .tor the relief oJ the refuqe" from racial cmcl roligi.oua ptfiOC'Ution with cc view of accompliab.ing the pwpoN of thia petition.

Respedfully submllied,

NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE

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ALL PfTITIOHS MUST II lnURHIO TO OUl OFPICl AS SOOH AS FIWD, JEW]SH PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE

For UDlted Actlon Against JI.Dti-Semlliom cmd Fasciom 1123 llroadway, N. Y. C. CbelMcr 3-5797 J

January 9, 19.39

Respect i'ul.ly r efcrrea to tr<a offi-

cia.ls of tile state Department .!or cou-

siueration ana acknoale~nt.

Y. H. alciNTY 1ti: Secretary to the Pr esi dent hm

... Lett er from $iegfried LoewentOal, Toe Siegri~d Loewenthal Co ., Claveland 1 Ohio 1 1/7/39 tO the 'President. Asks a i d to bring Dr • s.nu 1.lr s • I s i clor !!"n uau to tne 0 • S. wi thout uelay • Attached t s a trfmslat1 of the Rought Ri der s by Theodor e Roosevelt. K JS1

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ot StRto tor cona1deret1on and reply.

N. IL JtaliD'Yl!E s eore\erT to the Prea1dc t

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Letter to tbe President Avenue, Endicott, lt. Y. Czocboelovakia.

l/2/'39 signed by J.acbael Karu and Suaan Karas, 26 Odell Aska that viaa be granted to son to enter U. S . !rom

1• .... 1'7 11, 1939

1' . H. l 'cD'T'nt:: S.ore\A1'7 \a t he l'rea14en\

Letter to the President 1/0/39 trom

Horace G. lJarke , '< 347 Pirth Ave. , !IYC

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Attorney retained on bahalf o r Oerren refugees to ..,om CUban aov• t. bee issued permits allowing entry to and sojourn 111 that count ry. Puaporta presented to Consuls at Jlflrlln , Vienna lllld Acater4= but requan for non-llZligraUon tr1111ai t vlaea to aneble them to aaU to US end peas thru to l.:lar>l enroute to l!annne refUsed. Protests this aa well aa attituda telcen during intern"" or 1e.n . 4th with t!eaera . Ueaaeramitb and Coulter or the State Dept.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE WADIIHGTOH

January ll, 1939

IIZI!ORA.DIJII fOR JIR, lloiJTTRI:

I have your me110randum of January 6, 1939 attaoh1J"l8' the

enclolld. le·tter to the PHetd.ent and M.ra. Rooaevelt fro:a ·'',..2-

Mra . Hlld& Rooeevelt v. Xoacbeabahr, with pbotographe ot her

family and otber~noloaurea tnoluding a etattcent addrea&ed

to t he Preeident erpreeetng her aympatby with the German

retugeee and with the German people. kra . Koecbeabahr •uageate

on page 8 ot the etatement that the Preoident beaG a moveaent

~called •The Organ1z~t1on ot the Pr1no1ple ot Good'. <

I can only e~et that you ack nowledge the receipt of

Mra. Xoaohembahr 1 e lett er and oncloeurea, informing ber that

they have been read with lntereat , and at.ate that it wo uld

not be poeBlble t or tbe Preatdont to t.Xe pa rt tn an org&ntsa-

( o; () uon aucb a a ebe rctfera t..o.

You may also wiab to aav1ae her that tbta Gover~ent ba s

eince Ka.rcb of 1938 been aottvely engai84 in efforta to relieve

the lot of tbeee unfortunate people through intergove~nmontal

action, and t o aend her tbe attached oopy of Mr. W, ron Taylor••

addre ae o! Ootober 3, 1938, wb1oh deeortbee in detail tbia

Qovemntcnt 1 a et rorta and program on beball of political retua••• ·

lncloauree: ~ ~ 1. A4d.re ee of Octob-er 3, 1938. [L .. {

Deoe11ber 25, 1938, w1th ito • J \IJ 3. Let ter from Wre . I oechembahr , \

encloeurea. _ (..,; 1

I encl o36 h6re~th letter oddr!saed

t o t ile Preeident and ~~~ . :too~evelt by a llrlf ....__.:.. G~rh~rdt von Koaohen~~hr , who, 1~ appoara , ie

a talugee fTOa Ga~y ~aiding 1n this

Ontlllt ry . -....._, A..

I hnYe n~t acknowladP,cd thta and

would approcio~e it i f you would adYioe 1110

on tll.; subJect.

Thanlr. you.

Y.. H. :.:c ll'i'l'YP...E Secretary to t he Pr eai ccnt RB/rruna

12/25/JB. Hilt\11 Roosevelt von Koechombahr (Mr s . Ge rb!lrdt) , "Sene Souoi " ,

Shore :toad , Cape Eliz11beth, Por tland , 14ai ne.

See at tached br ief . ....

Encloses long letter to the President from "F.W.:<-R. " , 11 Gennan c i t i zen

who writes of t he eoul-~estroyinp, di ot11torshi pe of Ceut~l Europe . En­

closes clipptnss and pi ctures of her f~ily .

Craoda.1ece or fOI"aatr Pre! Tb'D1=N BantMvelt. Mr•- .. Gorlwt.r4t..., l_-..JiT, """• wUh l»r lllubond and U7 taa117., la a ~ .. .tua" !'rota~ now r.d.dlna in t.hb

COW'Itry. She tncloetl a l.on&! ltt.ter- to the PHai.dent

troa "F.W.X-8. "., A Oerm&n cit1•en, who wr1teo of t he I<>Ul-d .. troyino diotot<>rah.l.fl'l or Goutra.l Europe and wbo at.atea: •Tod.a7 the worl4 aa.at. learn troa Dlrope

.._t ahould tlOt. bt dooe., tlbat. '""""' JU.St be &Y01.ded ao that huaa.nit7 ff&T aurri.ve.• .taka the Preaident to N.kt 1t hie t.aet. t.o atre . .at.htn a u.nit.td h-oot. a,salnat

the deetruction oC' buanity aM to plact b.iJII'MilC at.

the h••d ot a .ove .. nt --"The organizat1~n or the Pr1ooiple ~~ Cood .•

Xl'e. YOR l:oscbmbchr \U'pe \hat all Ge..-.o YUM1S

be proMbltod troa outoM.nc -rloan barbouroJ at<>p a.U toNie:n currency !'rom ent•n•ing Germaey; decline

American citisenehLp t o All nat1on&l1~t1c &nd propa­ua.nctiatical people Mel •you w1U 'be ai.dir\1 th.e decent

Ge 'Mft aleDe:ata to re&aia t.bt1r toner •t.Nt\i'th .,.. ,.... w1ll ...... ,...... own poopa and all u.o root or the world ___.

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Tl1h wUl aolulowled.se tile r aoelp\ or your reo en\ lathr t o \11a Praa14aat aJI4 Mra. RooaanU , wl11 o11 lla• bMD rMcl wi\11 1Dt,ut;.

I ea ahaicl u will be 1Qou1bla tor tile Preei daat t o take pan ln an orpDiza\1011 n Oll u you refer to. Aa )'OU bow, t11h Oo't'a~Dt llaa, eliiO• JlarOil of lt~, beu ao\lnly &9&84 111 at­torte t o reline tile lot ot \ l1eae IIAtortuaate pioplo to wl1001 you refer tllrOQ8b inhr-gonraull\al OCIUOG, &114 1 WI glacl t o enol- llerewi\11 a OOpJ of Ill'. IIJroD c. Taylor'• adclre .. ot Ootober t111r4, 11~, whi oll claaori baa ill cletail \Ilia OonrDaallt'a atforta 1D behalf ot poli t i cal r•tuce• •·

May I uaur. ;rou t lla\ your \ 110\1811\tullla .. 1D wrlUJI& aa you c114 1a - b appreolatacl, aD4 I • ret;urllill8 lulrewi \11 \be piiO\Cip'apba aD4 ollpp1118• wlliol1 )'OQ torwar4e4 wi\11 )'our le\t;er, aa I teal you .. ,. wiall to llee \11• ill your poaHaaillllo

Slnoerely :roura,

X. B.. lfoimU Secre\&rJ to tile Praaiclell\

Mra. Bllcla RooaenU TOll Ioaon..'ballr, •Sau Souot•, Sbore Roacl, Oapa U iaabatb . l'ortlall4, ll&iu •

.Enclosur6s

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To t he Prea!Cent or the Unlted Stat••·

Slr, The extre;:ae tenalon under whlch the population or almost

the entire •orld 1• now aurrertna, and the horror at thelr

r4te roreea me to write thole llnoa . I am not dolna ao ln

order to l:~crceso the voat mt11 or wrU.ten ceter 1al ? l'oeeed·

Ina ft·~ both ex:'«..rta ond layman by 011uthor voice oelllng tn

tho wildcrnces ond ao throwing n Cllp to m:; own conecleneo 1

but ln the hope or ca111ns forth e. dood through my written

•tord , a docd whtgh..ma.y-b.Jtlp to wprd orr the t!engsrs threaten­

~ng huonnltY P Por only auch thoughts can havo volue, that

ccaae to rcweln dead ),ttera, and puah through 1nto t ho realm

or aetuc~ lby b~eeuee or t~lr lnhoront truth .

You cay as:<, Sir, why I a addreaal"E) these Unoa to youf

s,eausc r know you by your worde and your cetlon~, and beeeuao

w~, the pooplo or Central SUropoJ t~~t oro cltlzcna of totell­

torhl.n sto.tce1ac• ln :,·ou tho men , ln whoa wo unite oll tho hope

ror 1l bottor ruturo, thot Wg Ooraoua, nho ho.vc aurrcrcd flvo

yoare of doepotle d1c t btoJ•ahlp, con et1ll uw:mon ln our

h'arto . Wo look to you, Sl r, boooueo you , a~ tho loador of n

rrc~ na~!on, havu provcd,thot you rcol lzo tho ncoda and noeoe·

altl ce or our opoch: you , ea • aun of oetlon, tL~dctGrrcd by all

oppoa1t1on enG wlthaut 1nt~rr~rr1ne •1th 11b~rty, h6Vo tho

courage to forgo ohtad.on tho path wh1eh you hev~ r ceognl zod

u the rlght one, tn or<l~ r t<t) •a.rd orr "'he eett.tatrophuo wo or1

llv1ns throuth· We loQk to JOU , bucounu you oro, 1n th~ trucat

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and h1ghca t sense of tho word, tt. o Loader of u nation. Por,

unlike all other dictators of tho present timo, you do not u sc

your po11ors a nd auth'lri tics to carry through your ideas w1 th

brute fore~ , but you endeavor to convince your people of tho

nec essity of your a ctions through tho power omonating fr om your

poraonol1,;~· · Thns tho v lctorlos you have u!:tcinod oro <~ndurlng,

as you h<vo cc~quorod open opposition 1n nn open contes t . Thus

tho grcot pert of y•Jur people thnt ls cf good will r espondfl to

you , e nd unli!tc the dictators, you have tho satisfying convic ·

tio n 1

thc.t tho :;>coph e r e truly a t one w1 th you , because they oro

so of their own fr c.o v;Ul . But tho moct important, and f or u s

tho dominating factor is thc-.t your actions attain success be · I

cnusc t hey pr occc<i from t he source o f tho eternal l ows tha t

hcvo their r oots in Justice , equity and humanity . This , Sir,

l s tho fundruJiontnl dif f erence botwoon you nnd those dlctators,

whoso c-ctlons proceed f r om the; pl'lnciplc. or moterlolism- of

brut e force , dync~ics e nd b~~barism . Your a ct i ons , which may

supurficiclly r <Jscmblo thos e of the dict:at~rs , l oad t o a goal

v1h ich l s a t one, wl t h thCit •>f tho divino will, while tho dicta­

t ors ~t' Centra l Europe _~"~?r~ u~ti:'at_o ly f~r ov1l , f or t ho de­

struction o f culture Clnd huonn harmony . ..... _____ -----· --For what oro a ll tht; l ows of our dictct ors_. lf not Cl ceo.ns ,

·m political, economic , social a nd cultur al lines , to for m our ?·n..,n n iAL

:,>e:c.ple i nto u tool c f might and f orce? Might e nd f crco ccn

nGvor ~fr~2_P~cni~y ~nd __ ~~vor further its o.dvoncomont , they c~n

n<..v~;.r further the. gr eet e nd true ldoal of o concunity of nations ,

thc.y can only hol!l to further t he division of tho na t ions and

bring nb:mt destructive wt:~r s .

We, who are ouraelvea aurrertne the reaulta or the polltlca

or our dletatora, know, that thll deatructlve and dleruptlve prln·

clple la caualne unheard-of dam.ae to our netlon . Only ono who

aoea theao re~ulta Coy by day •lth hla o•n horrlfled eyes eon

roalhe to whet coral deptha t he Oeraan people hove boon brousht

throush th~ attitude or lta leeaera. No •~~~a r.an deccrthe tha

aorrow or thoao amons ua whoae 1nner bel1ofa rdat on the noral

pr1nc1plo , and who huve not boon robbed by maea-suggeetlon or

their lnnor 1ntosr1ty. A feet nh1oh glvoa ua hope end t r ust te

tho tstoady and rapld ~o-.thof an 1n:'lior o,poa1t1on twons the Goruun

people , brought about by tho groat uleta~~& tho governYent hae

cedo ln every dcpartnGnt . Wo aro not blind to tho raetJ howcv ~- .

that thla op,os1t1on, ln tho sroator rert of tho pco,lc , la not

octuetcd b', tho seDe POtSvoa that lt.ond ua to rc.c.ognlzo and abhor

~h· ' vll prlnclplo; 1t 1a coatlJ duo to a dlacontcnt, actuot'd bl

••lflah r~eaons, •lth the ~v'r uoro conrua~d and unt,neblc poal·

tlon or thJnsa ln O~ruenyl rhlch brlna about over 1nercea1ng eocrl·

rlcce and burdon& lcld on th~ 1nd1v1duol . lnt~lloctudlly the •

torrlblc ~ffccta of o regl~ bo1~d on rorco ond tyranny oro folt

ln two ways : Tht. pooplo or\.1 bolng Clducotod oa h~,rpocrltss ond

touaht to eonecnl their rool ro~l lngo , •hllo wook nnd bod olomontn

cro t~upted to denounc~ othoro nnd ronp tho benoflts or tholr

d\l!)lcc.blc cctlons . Jn tho lone run, nll thla tt~et h.nvo o do·

etructlvc effect of\ tho oora.l tlnd uontal quc.lltlca or tho nn.Uon.

Wo •ho lovo our pooplo end hopo to anvo 1t froo co~loto d~atruc·

tlon, hopo -lth oll our aoula that tho prGvetllna ayatcn wlll

d'atr~y ltaulr rl thln o co~crc•tvoly ahort t~.

Of nc:.ecaalty, thta •111 t.nd OUit COUO to p.O.SS when t ho

I)YLrtrtvnta o.ttd nctlone th."\t 1tlll r ga,cc t thv liberty r.nd dlenlty I

of gen, kno,.• how to react to the danger that la threo.tentns then

too , rroc outaldo and frou within . Only if guvernuonta aud na­

tions atand united ln those dec1a1vo nouente o r history to sot

their own house in order, tn the aenee which you, Slt, hovo

to.kon cts ~"our alc 1 can the wor ld bo etwod froo tho co.taett•opho

which hoG ongulfod ue . Only thh 1nnor ho.rcony can glvo f\ atatt.~

ond a naticn the l~~rognablo noral for ce to roai&t with aueceaB

the dnngora throntolllng. frou '11 thout . Thie can nevet ha,pcn by

&lgnlng o...tpty trc.atlcs wtth power s who follo• a prlnclplo \'lhoso

sol& o..1.m 11! ln c ot.J.Jloto oppcaitlon to tho coOI.Nnlty o f nations.

All thQ tJ•oBti(la l"olotlng t o unhappy Spoto, aa also Hltlor 1 s

f~rucr pact with Auetr1a1 hevo proved t hi s only t oo cluarly .

lhocvtr has truck with evil - bo lt an 1nd1v1dunl or a nat1cn -

cvc,ntunlly .~&t fall n prey t o ovll ; that ta on old and uradcn1-

ablt'l ax1o:1. \7c r.uat coun'tc:..r tho por~c.rs who have tlttdc en lclol or

forco with tho fir:1 and unah.O.kon will or1s1ng f'ro1;. our eonseloue­

notus or "hat 1o right. Tho categor lco.l denial which wat be

gl von to the idolators or f oree1

1a tho power wh1eh will break th~

d1etatorehlps, nhose rule 1e corroded f'roct within Jn a much

stronger \·:ay , than the world oppeara to reo.Uzc .

You , Slr 1 oro the only etateaoan who has oost convincingly

exprosaed thlt truth in cany of your speeches, and that 1e tho

reason why 1 and eountla.G.G othor Geroe r6i l ook to you.

I know that you have a gre~t nuobor of opponents ooong

your own people, end that thla. opposition le atrongest among thP

nucer1ca11y 80811 , but lcoenaely powerful stratuc or the lor ds

o r finance, whose realization of the needs of cur t1ce has been

blurred by tho lust of poaseeslon; they bollcve , juet oa t hey

believed Jn nnrnonv aomt tinA aao. that thev eon S(I.VC their

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poaaeaalona by helptnc to oatobl1a~ a eyatcn t~mt Gcorna the

rlchta of the great najor1ty . Aa the •orld 1a constituted today,

t hta bol1or 1a bound to ooet with • bitter dlao.~!)Olntuont. ou:­

•creot ones have already learnt thla to thelr coat . ono or the uoat

1-~ortant Ocr~ lnduatrtollata, who l tko OGQY others end your

eraat rlnanct~ra nov. had stvon tho rlatna pot:or or l:atlonol Soelal­

Jr~ hla onter!al and .uorel aupgort, at first believed that ho would

b~ aaf~suardlne hla own 1ntoroata oa well o.a holp1ng tho conuunlty

by ao dolne . Now ho conroeaoa that ho will novor bo ablo to ror·

C1VO hlzaeol f f or thh , tho groOtoat oc•ror of h ie lif o, which hCa l~C)!) ..

ed to br ln: such eroet alaor y cvor the OortJan people in ell Ita

c.lcaac.a .

At th1c :>oint, Str, I havo errlvc.d at tho port of cy lc.ttor

which entltlt.e :JO and .""'alcoa 1t dY dut•t to turn to you , bccnua" 1

hopo to tntuco lnto uy worda the• lnnor 90w,r, whlch, oa I eald

ln the bo:lr~tnc, alone can clvo llr~ end value to poltttcal

•att~roncoa . T~ dc:fcnd onoaolr e.;olnot br..ah. rorco and barbortm

:JUot rc~tn e. no:attvo aetlon end cu.n only bu ondurlnc 1r It le

&cco:::~panl od by the pooltlyo douce t? bu 11Up _p._oc• end_ be~ ttl!..

!2tlsl· If wo t r y to ponotroto to tho u1tluato Clluaoe or ell

hoppcnlnso , wo w111 not cort-11t tho o1latnko of the prlultlvoc,. who

ore 1ncllno' to pile all blwJO onto one eldo e nd oxanorato tho

lher , asstcntn.rs to tt , oa tho protaut)nist or en ldoal prlnclplo ,

the absolute ooral rlcht tQ c~1but tho pr1nc1plo Qf ~vll ond bar­

~rrt~. Tho rlcht to 6Ct 11 tlvon tQ thOiu etotoa, whore tho

.... !t .. rty end dl!:n1ty of An le atHl rcopoctod, but onl)• when they

a.r butldln: up new voluc.·a and ~u·ttn= ,.hcu in tho plo.co of •hat

hua o~p( rcodod . Ycu ccn aoo, Slr, by your own atru(clo, ho• ~ch

.uat btl char.;od ln oll tho cultured countrlna of tho t 4r l-~ .

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barth, both ln th<.lr h"t)(. - and 1n their f'lrctan pol!tlca, !n

rdor t o f'u!f'tll tho d~onda or a nu-• •ao. Meat ea,cetelly the trc.otnont 1.otcd :rut to acr·•.ny af .. or

the teat •er conatltutca a eravo error cr the Wcatorn Po~cra .

1~ ••• et111 a rcault of that SdQlotry of pnwor, •boeo poatul&Dba

b,.ttovc. that th"Y can uatn tho .;.axl. .. ,U..l edve.nto.s:oa f or thol!" own

C\ untrlca: by opproaatns o thor a . Uo orror ll"ce unuvonsod , boeouto

lt brcnka tho otornol lowe by whlch all fori~ of cxlatoneo uro

dotcr~lncd n priori.

If ocr.Jnny hnd not eurrorod euch troo.tllont, thoro wQuld bo

n? NQtlonQl SOelnlle~ t~doy , and t~croforo no threats to tho

p~aco end ord~r ur a •~rld •hlch lonsa r r pcoeo, nor tho wuutc

~f untold IlllltJna apent on or:JO.:JOnta deaUnGd to dcotroy 1~.

Th,. rullna 9rlr.elpl' in Ocr . .:tlny t·~ry la a1:4:-ly thu :.:o.xh..~ 11?t)~Or

b .. r ... rc Rl£bt• -;.:'U'rl~d """ •~• cxtrc.. ~ l oalcal consoquoncc, o ..cxl!l

whtch up tlll n>• not ,nly d~ctdud t nt~rnctloncl relations, but

oleo ttu;; inner life c:" t~.o na.tlt'! no. Yt)U , Slr, (lbvtously follow

t he. ~.cx i:J "Rlsht bofcro Pc.wor• - which :JC.y porh::l'S ono do.y bo

eu~Circodcd by c.n oven hlthor ono : "Lovo - thut le co:~runlty -

bofQr o Rltht,~:t just oa n rtor century , tho Ucw Tosto.uont f o)li){IOd

tho Old Tc3t o.ucnt. But l a t U3 not do·~nd t o,. nuch ond only pnatu­

l ntc in polltlca th' ~xl~ which la tho log1col outeouo ~f n r 'coeM

nstlon of the t.dlr ol prlne.lplo - na._soly - "Rl s,ht bororo Wlsht. "

Any c.tto:...pt t o oe.tlvotfl thla prtnolplo .-.1st bcsln thcro

whvr ~ ttlono lt eo.n aucel)'d -with tho lndlvlducl . not tho Iowa,

even th~ush they ~Y bo tho beat 1~•• ~&ln~blo, er.n ~ntc cr.d

lJProvo cx lattna e~~ttl na, bUt only th~ chnne' or hoort c r tho

lndlvldu.:tl who thon bc.erx..oa rooc1y t, oboy thoac la.wa . T'hla . .uat

bt. tho .Ufl'hn. t.nd 0 :c:.c:c. !' ~11 at.rlvlne r r a no• o rdo.r, nnc:l ovory I

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ato.tu tho.t doalrca to bull4 up und t)I' (!C.nlzo o bottol· futur e =.!~J&t

dovoto oll nvnllnblo onorcl~G t o thia ~L, . Tho oducetlon of tho

lndlvlduc.l end tho ao clo.l ncrvlcc d ovo tod to hts woll·bo1nc , tho

eprcodlng o f tho ne:w spirit 0.1'0 tho l~oons to succeed .

Our l oodore hov~ roclgnl~cd thla prlnclplo nccordlng to tholr

llahta o.nd ~vo dov1t cd ell thol r ouut·atcs t iJ the conquo'lit of the

l nd1v1duc.1 thr_ugh unecoe1ns lnfluonclng .>f his pora()nnllty . 'l"hoy

c;..t:,>l oy tho cn:>r.~oua npp:::.r c.tuo r> f th~ lr unll:Jltod power , OG wol l ms

all t ho o.p})llc:neos ()f :4odcrn aclonco in order t o spi· ond tholr l<h.oa .

We need not bo dloo.p,olnt~d boc~ueu the ir 1nltlcl src~t succoac 1&

no• wcnlng - on t he. contro.r:; . Por the dcf G-at they oro now bog\n­

nlng t o oxporloneo 1o ox,lclnod by th~ foct that tholr t oneh1ns

1& bnaod 1>1\ o. prlnelplo r unnlnc countc:r t o t ho lc:.•a o f God :cr.d

N!lt -uro - on tha pr lncip1M of ovll. t·:owhoro ls t h la aor o cloo.rly

CX?t•cazcd them ln tho ay . .lbol which ouJ• l aodorc hrvo chosen to

docu..1ont their phllot~Jphy - t ho &wc.e tl!:a., nhleh they opgoeo t o Sh.C

truo eroas1

whleh has &j':lbo llzod f or nccrly two thousand yoo.ra :tll

th~t ~n!ty hold a~crc~~

"c ln Oc.r.'IC.ny nr ~w wltnc.s~Joa how ln tho foll owlns nf tho

awcat1ke t ho doetruct1vo roreoe o f 11oa , hc trod nnd onvy o.r o o t

work to undorulno tho ln-dlvld:uol rro:1 within . A.nd yot we eon soo

~ hlshor power n t wo rk, holptns tho lnd1vldunl t~ defend h1r.oolf

Jnet i netlvoly agelnnt tho &pollctlon of hla soul . The dofcnalvo

powora ogalnot tho ovll prinelplo oro growing ln tho n~10 r ot1o

~·o the lnfluonco of ovn srowe . We find tho e~~o pr1ncl?lo ot

, t:~rk on tho t .. ontr:l plnnc nh1eh W~J not icc. on tho phyole.r.l , Ylhon tho

bl~~d produc~a nnt1 - t ?x1nc to tho polsons which ncaa11 it .

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"rho Chi Of tr.sk of hU...~nl ty 1 D t.) &trGIIt'"thrn thee~ dOt"li.ftP !:!_2

r· ree• lo~.t;b.osg IX"·tJp_p;:,_•lt vc oot y~t _t_hrcctonccl b)' t.ho.

~lft_to tnn~ors of' th , rc.tC ~C tOtl uut ":0 tha..• by dletot·"'rllhl!'B:

I)Jrlna tho poet contur! ors ,.l.o ol~ cuntinont ,r trurop\) t1o• ful ...

f111Gd tho taek of tc;ochln& c lorgo port of tho wor ld,olth>uch

~ch thct rca ~vll tntcr,ur.otrot~d w~t wra go~ nn~ poeltlvc .

~~4ey e~tn lur~~Q la pl~ytna th~ rol~ r th~ tur.eh~r ... but.

n.l c:e l ,in ·.n ... th1.r acn~<- · Todr.y the worl!L.!!._~t lor.rn fro: Rur~.>;!_O.

·~~~ ~qt;_ b.ILlliln<.. wl)ot orror§_;wot bo nyol<!.cd •o tho~

hu.~lty ..£.Y_!E;£!!.!~· ~,ale ro~leh hno ovcrtc.kon tro

~~o'l"a ,!._ Cc.n~rcl SUrop~_JL~b~_•r1t!.rlZ .. 2!!.~~~ !!11_

~th ... r n~tl ne1 If th<..tG uvcnta hc.vo c~~lr~.:::~: cn4 t.c~.:

~t-!!!on lt c~n .9JllY Q.c thc.\,t lf c "nrntnc ,.t, tht> rel...lnlntior t~ f

.~C::..: Wo CL..n o.h•cc<.!y r..frtr • .t te~C'.:f thnt thia rmrnlns h•1o nJt

ft:llcn en ~ ,..f ~.oc.ra . Alro,·t:y, Sn tho .. lt!ot Clf the t"Qi;lona.

<!lfT<l.rcnt :rc nlzntlona O.t'u C.l..lln& lnt' bclr\(j • f'}rcanlzctl a na

.f p~llt1c:"1, eulturnl c.n"' rolt~loua fllt:nlflcanco who cl.• t

opror.<~1na the lt:cc o·: onvlnu hw\CJ\lty fr Y.l tho iC.ttJrlal end

az:.lrltunl ruin thot thro~tuna .tt . Thlo la tt1o bcslnnlnc of r.

T y-.u, Slr, bccnueo f the ldc.a. I hnva fC!r.acc! ,,r your

ptre-·mnllty thrllush your a.'1ul.ichoa end r.ct.luna , 1 turn ln thu

~~r -.llll'Jno of-.!:!.!lhtlJ>~l. . .1on o~ wn~on...a. asking you to .~"

lt y,ur t~ok t~ atronsthcn t hla unltct front o.a~lnst tho aoatruc~

tlJn vf tN..I.: nltt, t,.. pl C\1 )'"OUrD\llf '3t tho h .t'd >f Co V(I.;IOnt

rhlch 1 ., ul~ c~ll Thu Orq"nlZ-'ltl,..n .,r_tbc. fr1nc1p.l.£__;_f .O..o~ J

Pro.ctlcolly thlll .. lsht be ccrrlc,.t'. thr1uch by unltlnt; t ho

L.Xl~ttn~ oruc.:nl z~tl..>ne , that rlec like l elon,:a out {)f the. vuct

ct~n - unltl~ th~; ln c hiGher cynth~ala ln .r(cr t~ atrcneth~n I •

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th\l:l . Aleo, ln a wl~!ur aotHu.~, th'* tiplrlt <"~f tho now o.co, the

aptrtt c f Juc.ttco , oqulty nnd hu..cmlty , - uut bo brou3h!. t o tho

b.r oo.c! <-*.CUieoe o f tho people by tho epokon w'-)rd. Jton cc.n bo WC\n

by tho. c!lroct and poruo uc.l word - tho c vnngol or uoo;>ol , Tho

~lctotors ~f Ccntrol Buropo kno~ thle and won tho ~aGee by tholr

or nt ury c t the bcr;lnnln(i ::~f tho lr corccra - unf{lrtunnt.«:. ly ln or <!<.t•

t o flll thc. l with o n e;v1l aplrlt l!:ld tt~ .. ck:(l thc.l t ools f~r their

<!crk Coc lsne - but the. onnunclotlon e>f .a new , lnnor one• eupor­

nntl~.mcl CO..!.It,ml ty of nc.tL"lno .:ust r ouso n l out!or c.nd .Jor o cnc:url"l-G

c.ch"'. l!c;ver hoa thl) t llic b oon .. tor ' prop1t1oua f :>r such .on or rt.r.t­

~c.tl,, t\ Jtf hw...nnlt:t then now, wht.J'C tho (.~1eoppolntoc~ t:.nr~ Ccai)cr nt:g

pCOplt,a , OB'alOClOlly th·lfiL Of thO t~1CtO.t<) t" C'l\lntr1C.B1 OJ'C plnirl{;

f H' ~ UOtf OJ't!OJ' . The y ~VO bOI..fl g lvc n Btnncq j nat:.;~(! Of' bJ'CO.t~ t.J

t:..o~:~unso tho hungt.r o r thdr Bplrlt , nnt! tho C.1pt1n~:rea ~r tht~ll•

s ule hnu :.o.t:.c. th~ ..... oru r c coJptlvo thr.m thoy htwo been ror ecntur-

1c.c t.lwr.r~e r. r.:Jrlc: t.ctivo.tc(! with f o.lth ln tho c.:tvlno ap1t'lt .

Thu c.l!v~neo~ .. ~..n te .1f ccloncu ant' th<- t ochnlcnl oehlcvO" .. ontc uf'

ou r nne c.r o euch ttu.~.t 1on woult~ ~vo t ho .. cants1 1n o new or l!cr

cf s.tcloty, lf lon~~ lns a hap:,icr nn"t! .oro e cr \lfrcc lifo thon c~tcr

bof o r o . Tn brlng n.bout thlt!i now noo woulc: b\J tho hlchcat c n c.!

1413t t hnnkful t nak r•f n l Lol:cr o f n.c.t1ona .

Hor. i s this o.ppnr ontly 1nsupor c.blo t f!Bk t"' b o u;.et or ct' ca &?O:l

06 f c":le! bl c? All thueo t n who;. uru~oretr.nL:lng 18 Given know thc.t

hu :t.nlty hce not r. gr\.Ot t!ocl t)f tL1o t ) t!o it ln . Whe n I e on ..

e!(~\lr tho 1..:..toneLty of tho tcnk, I co.nn->t but r <.eoll tho ot(lrnc.lly

,.·rue w.Jr t!u o f tho GJospol which J caun. t>~IOI<o when Jlo aow t ho .. ultl ..

tu·.!u t..nc! " RUG :1ovet' ~·11th co .. pnsalon on thw.:., bue nueo thc..y fc:lntu',

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:~.n<! wore acattorttf obr.;.n~ , oa ehoGp h .. vlns n· .:1u1 hcrt!." Th~..n lt

.na th!"t ito a· 1 tiOII Mlo C:laclpl,a : • 1'h iY'-rveet -;ruly ~· plcr.to-

oua , but

h:'lrvoot. ,

tho lo~urcrll t.ro rt~w . Prry yu th!...rCif· ·ru tho Lord ...,.f t~l.O

•lll thnt hu;aonL fc rth lc.bt~urc.ra 1nt·) hJa hurvoat -"

Hero n,:::tln 1 ICO SC" ot:hlnc; uf th .Jr.uculouD ln Wlt.t ta

h~pp~,nlns; ln 8\lr .. ,pc, &'l.•oth1ns: thr..t ~ .nrtr·lB ~ bol1Gf ln th(.

(! tv 1 no purpoco , Por al !Ul tunc.ouolY wlth t:1c horr r,ra t~•!l.t t rko

.,>lrco ht.rc_, 1011 th tho epcct~cJo or oll thct Ia no:utlvo thot: Sur;),c

n~• pr~aonta t o th~ •~rlC, ~h~ aced ~r •~thtna poaJttvo hQa bocn

am n by ;>rov lc!onco . Tho truo r o ~t o r thiJ trr.ublo ls 'bclr•G roc·~~

n1Z:,f' ,Jo;Bt fUll/ by tho VOr'/ OC.tl""n t.h""-t i8 8Uffc.rln,c -·'JIJt frt.t..

lto offceta . ~~.o.kin;:: ln 0 r.:::l.ny Wlth t.t:Yc:.tlC:Cf' 1nC:1Vtr'U:"l81 ftll

.r.ttt.r ' r wh~t clc.ea or prllf•;osl?n, ono ts s:urprleo~ n~ tho c~tcp

1l.IJ1(:ht tht~~' hnvo solnd f'!f) to tho ~OOtl•uctlvc.none or tho ,rcval ­

f;nt r<.sl .• ~ , nlth ,u:_b only row kn<'\W c-r u :>"'Sltlvo !'lon t.) he,.;Ol tho

w~un,:o c.nf' bulle" u:; c noY a tclel etrueturc . But ~r.ona ell thoao

-IGn tho Ylorlt! wJ11 finC: w11Unc und vc lut>blo c.,,llub,r o.tore ror o.

h:'>:";tJ ... r f'\lturo . All $1o nc~,~.t la :" CU1'1 1ntt t:.W'I~, thon tho horvcat

wlll t.~o br~'•cht ln . lnali!ht U'lr! p(.r8 ru..l suffc.rln:l ~hrouch tho

f.IVll prlnclplt~ crttc.tcc tha p?wor t:> bo wltnocse nne~ tcetlft..r t ... wm·<!

th<. roet o f the w~'~rl(, '-'-"" ~hue holp ln t>r~lztna thu prlncl:>l~

-r ro .... . Thot le whc.t •'- no.~OC t~c!c.y .

HLlr> ua , Sir , t., crocto th1e ~JrennlzatlonJ coll Ulton thoao who

-..r"' ,f co.:.<! t.lll ln o.ll Cf)Untrloa, JJ\'1 )''JU will fln.r~ cruntlt.aa

·''l!''ra. Otvo ttu..t ori7nlz~.ot1on :~our protoctl ,n, eni! y~ wlll

n.oelat tho wool CJ t' hu:1onlty nCir o then u.ny stntoa.\un ho.a over t!onc

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ln th~ wJr-ld .

I)Oapclr Ot tho fr.io or •lY countryt.·on, tho convSctlon that

Jt la not yet tno l ot' t ~ cct, the wtll t~ help ln ,rcporlnt

c b~tt~ fUturo on~ tho untltnchlnc rctth 1n o ~lvln prln·

c l:>lo h::.vc: t:oc l<cc! .e to wt 1 to to yuu. I prc.y thot Y"U . "::J.Y

ococpt an<! unturotnnt: •y WI)N.!o ln thot e,l r lt . lt \1oulc! civc

.o th~ &ronttat antl~fcetlun t) ,tnco tho knowlo(cc l have

c.equtret: c"ur Inc . .o.ny yc.c.ra ar wr-rk anc: atucy ob.>ut the: pr.;)blc 1a

Clf ?ur tL.oG, 1y plena r,r an orcc:.nlzntlrnt c!cst1nc:.c! to rcru.t~o

~ b\.ttor f\lturo, c.nt! CBlHlClt.olly all .1y .H.J'aonol, 1tcntr~1 ond

• hY&lcel f~rcc Lt y~ur ~le:~aQl ln ~r~rr t ron}jz~ thla tee~ .

F.W. 1< -ll. illAYSLAHJ ,C".>I'i kO,Rt:ViSF. tJ !J HiLJlA J<oo'HvELTv.I<OSCI/{AHlAHI

nor 1\.\R<.>vf!>'o v. U~liT2 .Affloll< i RC 1j .

l!;y dear 11:r. Preaident:

Preparations for the survey ot refugee colon1£&t1on

poaeibilitiee 1n British Guiana are nearing completion.

Dr. Edward c. Ernst, Assistant Director of the Pan­

American San1 t..ry Bureau, has been a eked b;y the Advisory

Committee to bend the mission and bas agreed to do eo.

Lieutenant Col onel Howard u. N1ohol ae , Chief of Engineers

at the Canal Zone, is being made available by the War

Department for the mission, wbioh wil l aleo include a

eanitar;y engineer to be selected b;y or . Ernst, Dr. Joseph

A. Rosen, a Jewi sh colonization expert and agronomist

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wlth Wide experience in the soviet Union, ur . Emile c. Bateille, a col onization expert with a number of years ~ ·:,.

experience in Canada, a representative ot the de Rotha<tb-114... ""' ~:::

Com:nittee in Londo.n, and perhaps one or two other expert s

who have not yet been selected. SUbJect to the approval

or the British Government end the ability of tho British

representative to roach Georgetown by that date , the

m1so1on

The President,

The 1lhl. to House .

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mission plane to reach Georgetown by February first.

You may recall that we discussed the poss i bility

of making army amphibian airplanes available for the sur­

vey and that we agreed upon the desirability of doing so.

If two amphibians were available the resulting saving in

time and money would be very considerable. If you favor

such action, I should appreci ate it if you would authorize

me to take up this retary of War.

ully yours,

t:·or•tf:!! t-.eUt~!!!..!:!!.! ~ ~ 19}9 V,.,L TT ,,,. .... ,.._., , • l-.a P,..\,_t .. h

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The dlttloultlee ot f inding areas where mo.ae

colon1zat1on of re~ees trom Germany may be physl­

oal.J.o' and pol1 t1oallo' reas1blo, and 1noreaa1f\6 1nd1oa­

t1ons that ant1- Som1t1em in European countries other

than Ge:ri!W\Y may shortly enter an acute phase make it

1ncreaa1ns)y apparent that solution of the Jewish

problem 1n Gert!l!lll$ and 1n 'Eastern Europe req,u1ree the

cr~at1on of supplemental Jewish homeland.

Ot all areas 1n whi ch very large- scale coloniza­

tion might be possible it the polltl cal obst&oles could

be overcome, ~la appears, 1n the opini on or Bowman

and other geographic experts, by tar the IDO&t prom1a1ng

rrom the phyeloal, ollmatto, and eoonomlo points or

view. The poes1b111t1ea ot Angpla appear of such impor­

t ance as to warrant heroic efforts t,;o ove:N?ome the

pol1t1oal obotaolea.

There

The Pres i dent,

The Wh1 te House.

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There ie attached a draft message to Nr. MYron

Taylor which, if you approve, Will be telegraphed to

him as a further letter ot guidance from you.

Beli eve me~

1 t lly yours,

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8nolosure:

Dratt of message to Mr. Myron Taylor .

JJepartnnnt of •tatr

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ENCLOSURE YO

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Tho .. .PX'e ol(l.e~~- .. ·······-

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S~rictlv oont1dential

lljl dear llr. Ta,ylor:

You may recol.l that nry le~ter to you ot June 14,

1938, expressed the view that the cont1nu1ng Intergovern­

mental Committee should consider, as part ot ita long­

ranee program, the posa1b111t1es or providing tor the

eet t.lement 1n suitable areas ot persona forced to emi­

grate trom countries other than Germany because or their

r eligiouo beliefs or racial origins .

I tully appreciate t he reasons which led the British

and French Government& to oppose any development ot that

i dea at Evian . Any action wllicb llliS)lt en.eourase other

nations of Eastern E~ope to apply pressure upon minority

groups would not only be IDOst undesirable in 1tselt but

might also Jeopardize the specific effor ts of the Co<ndttee

to solve the German retu.gee problem. No one could be more

anxious than I to avoid ouch a development. Were a suit­

able area avn1lable tor the settlement of great numbers

o t people, however, the situation would be entirely dif­

ferent.

The tact must be raced that tllere exis~s in CenW&l

and Eastern Europe a racial and rel1g1ous group ot eome

seven million persona tor whom the economic and social

future 1s exceedingly dark. While tile Intergovernmental

Committee has wisely treated the German retugee problem

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as being one ot 1nvoluntary em1grat1on regardless ot

race, creed or political belief, it must be trankly recog­

nized thnt the larger Eastern EUropean problem is basic­

ally a Jew18h problem. Acute ae the German problem 1e,

it is, I tear, only a precursor of what may be expected

1f the l.ru•ger problem 1a not lllet before 1t reaches an

acute etage, and 1nd1eat1ons are rapidly 1nereaeing that

euoh a stage may be reached 1n the near fUture. The 1n­

oreaeing eer1ouenese or the problem may ahortly make the

political difficulties involved 1n f\nding a eolution ap­

pear tr1v'1&1 in comparison.

I do not believe that the migration of seven million

persons from their present homes and their resettlement

1n other porte of the worl d ie either possible or essen­

t1al to a aolut1on of the problem. I do believe that

the organized emigration from Eaetern Europe over a period

of years of yours pereons at the age at wh1oh they enter

actively into economic oompet1t1on, and at which they may

be expected to marry, is not bsyond the bounds or poeai­

b1l1ty . The r esultant decrease 1n economic pressure, the

actual rell)Oval over a period ot years of a very substantial

number of persons , the decrease in the birthrate and the

natural operation of the deat.h rate among the remaining ol der

portion

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por tion or the pop~lat1on should red~oo the problem to

negligible proport1ono.

It 1a eetima.ted that auch organi~ed ellligrat.1on would

require the movement or perhaps 150,000 persona a year

over a period ot years. Such a movement ot young persons

ot employable and marri ageable aga could not take place

by means of 1nt1ltrat1on, even 1f the leg1alat1on or the

receiving countr1ea permitted, without the danger of

creating new ant1-8em1t1am. The cttorte of ~e Inter­

governmental Co~ttee to develop opportunities tor maee

settlement indicate the extreme d1ff1cult1ea of finding

euoh opportunities or a nature remotely adequate to meet

the need.

I am convinced that the solution ot the problem in

Germany and throughout Eastern Europe requires the crea­

tion ot a new Jewish bomel&nd capable of abaorblng aub­

atantl ally unl1mlted Jewish 1c:tnl grat.1on. Even if the

pol1t1ca.l d1tt1cult1ea co\ll.d be overcome, it 1o doubttul

whether Paleat1ne could &baorb and mai ntain the neoeeeary

1ntlux ot population, and oone1der&t1on baa aooordlngly

been given to other possible parte ot the world.

It goes without aaylng that Af\Y part or the •orld

in whloh the creation ot auoh a homeland would be pollt-

1oally possible would be to a ~eater or lesser extent

marginal in the econo~o aenae. Many propoaala have

been

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-·-been •de tor l&r&e-oaal.o colol\ltation 1n areea ouch

ae Lower C&lltornla, lladagaecar, or the Oul&Ma, but

the pooo1b1litieo or aettleQent in theee areas do not

ap~ outrioient to nrrant tho belief that the creation

o r a new Jewish homeland in any or them would be prao­

tieable.

or tho leee devel oped ereao or tho world, Atr1oa ap­

peare to otter tho sreateot hope or tuture development

and the eat1etaot.ory .tntenanoe ot a greatly increased

popUlotion. or the ereao 1n Atr1oa sui table tor ler&e­

ooal.e white coloni&ation, Ansell appearo to otter by tar

the moet tavorablo phyeioal, olimatlc and economic opPQr­

tunitieo.

You may r ecall that creation or a JeWish homeland 1n

Angoll .... aotivety oonoidered in 1912 and 1913 and that

a Jew1oh Coloni&ation Bill conoerntn& Angola wao passed

unanimouoly by the PortU&Ueae Chamber ot Deput1oo 1n 1913.

The toot that not.hin& turther came or the p.roJeot 1o a ttri­

butabl e to various oauaee, 1nolud1ng lack of eutt1c1ent

or&an1&ation and the outbreak ot the World War, but it

does not appear that &n:f question as to the ou1teb11U.r

or t he area was involved.

I believe that tho actual proble10 o r JeWioh refu&o"e

trom Germany and the threatened problem or i.nvoluntary

JeWieh

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Jewish emigration trom other European eountriee requires

an early and d etermined errort to create a supplemental

homeland tor that people . I &hould appreoiate your op1n1on,

attar you have disouaaed the matter 1n the strictest con­

!ldenoe with Lord Winterton and the Prime l.t1n1ater, as to

the practicabili ty or creating it in Angola along the fol­

lowing lines:

Dr. Sala~ar has on various occasions stated that

Portugal woul~ never consider the traneter, by sale or

otherwise, of any part or its colonial empire to an.y

other Power. By the creation of a JeWish homeland 1n

Angola, howeve.r, it woul d not become a part. of any other

oolonlal empire but rather an autonomous and perhape

eventually independent State. Portugal would not become

the victim of the 1mper1al1sc of any other Power but could,

i f it desired, make an immeasurable contribution to the

oause of humanity and of European stability and peaoe.

PortUC~&l would naturally be entitled to Just compen­

sation tor the area, whioh might take the form ot a sub­

etan.t1al initial payment by euoh Powers as might wish to

contribute to thla cause and additional annual payments

over a per1od ot years trom the revenues of t.he new State.

Portugal would retain sovereignty over the area until

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that period h"" elapaed. The revenue which Portugal

would receive trom web an undert.I!Jt1ng 110uld tar exceed

any revenue which it baa yet received trom An@Pl& or

which it might expect to receive at the preaent rate or

development. The PortugUeae Government oould, in Dlk1ng

a masniticent contribution to hu:sen welfare and world

tranquillity, aeeure the increased revenue eo aorely

needed tor the advancement or l.ho people or Portugal and

tho development or !.heir tlll.herland. Creation o r a new

J ewiah homeland in Angola would undoubtedly 1ncreaeo both

the proeperlty or tho preoent inhabitant& or the colony

and ita trade with Portugal.

The aucceaatul oarrylng out or ouch an undertakil\6

would melee Dr . Salazar one o r the greatest figures in

t he h1etory or hia countr y and or our t{mea.

Na tural.ly ouoh an under1.ak1ng would require the .,,t

caretul preparation and detailed planning. I have merely

outlined ~ ideao to you 1n order that you may d1ecuae

them nth Prime 111n1atar Chu:berlain and, 1t :tou and he

ehare 11\Y v1ewo, w1tb Or. S&laur. Should :you deem it &d­

vioable to di scueo the lll&ttcr with Dr . S<llazar at thie

time, 1t occur a t o 1:1e that you milibt proceed trom England

to Ital:t by boat arter tho rort.hcoming meeting or tho

Intorsovel'nCiental

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Int er governmental Committee , stopping off in Lisbon for

the purpose .

I cannot emphasize too strongly the importance whioh

I attach to the creation of a supplemental Jewish home­

land as a step essential to the solution of the Jewish

problem or my belief that Angola offers the most favorable

facilities for its creation.

liDS;leCtt\I.UJ' Nfor....U to t:>e beervt...ry

at btat.o tor AU&&Ut.ecl repl,y.

Lot. to Pres., froa

IUUAa ll. l!uaat.t. .t.aaatad . to .a. c...JU.t

iliaa DeiD freed, ' College Oovernaent Alan. , stida.ora Collec;e, Saratoga Sprill..o , 11. I .

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