President Truman has proposed the greatest single act of humanitarianism since the outbreak of World War II. but the British Government. I am shocked to say. is seeking to prevent its execution. The President has advised Prime Minister Attlee. through Secretary of State Byrnes. of his desire to remove 100.000 Jewish refugees from concentration camps in occupied Germany so that they may begin life anew in Palestine. It is a magnificent gesture the President proposes. one which produces an applauding echo throughout the length and. breadth of this land. But the British. who have endeavored for the past 20 years. with one excuse after another. to make Palestine a ghetto of the Arab world. are willing to admit only 1.500 refugees a montha mere 18.003 during the next year. This seems difficult. Mr.
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