And if the State Department does not want to believe me. they can take a look at their own historical archives. where they will find telegrams from the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey. Henry Morgenthau: "The whole history of the world contains no such episode as this." he said. "When the Turkish authorities gave the orders for these deportations they were merely giving the death warrant to a whole race. they understood this well ... and they made no particular attempt to conceal the fact." Nor was Morgenthau alone in his Judgment. All of the American people share a proud record of humanitarian concern for the victims of the geno. cide. And their compassion was backed by action: Congress chartered the Near East Relief Organization. which contributed $115 million to the survivors of the tragedy. 132.000 Armenian orphans became foster children to American parents. and the Senate passed a resolution condemning the Turkish atrocities.
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