This collection contains documents related to issues surrounding the problem of displaced persons in Europe after World War II. These are people who were unable or unwilling to return to their native countries after the end of World War II, many of whom were Jewish. Supporting materials include photographs and oral histories.
President Truman and the Plight of Displaced Persons in Europe Following World War II
Documents
1943
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Speech of Harry S. Truman before the United Rally to Demand Rescue of Doomed Jews at Chicago, Illinois, April 14, 1943 (NAID: 28727411)
Part of:
- Collection: Harry S. Truman Papers as U.S. Senator and Vice President, 1935 - 1945 (NAID: 602137)
- Series: Speech Files, 1935 - 1945 (NAID: 604002)
- File Unit: Press Release File April 14, 1943 - United Rally to Demand Rescue of Doomed Jews, Chicago, Illinois (NAID: 4514505)
1944
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Message from the President of the United States, June 12, 1944 (NAID: 169048707)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
1945
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Letter from William D. Hassett to Bertha Gladstone, with Referral Memorandum, December 13, 1945 (NAID: 169048909)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Memorandum from George T. Summerlin to M. C. Latta, with Attachment, December 1945 (NAID: 169048903)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Press Release, Statement by the President, November 13, 1945 (NAID: 169048900)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Letter from Mrs. Evelyn Clay Everett to Charles Ross, with a Reply from Matthew Connelly, November 1945 (NAID: 169048894)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Memorandum from President Harry S. Truman to Attorney General Tom Clark, with Attachments and Related Material (NAID: 169048875)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Appointment Request, October 1945 (NAID: 169048869)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Memorandum from Matthew J. Connelly to Secretary of State James Byrnes, October 23, 1945 (NAID: 169048867)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Letter from General Dwight D. Eisenhower to President Harry S. Truman, with Related Material and Internal Notes, October 1945 (NAID: 169048857)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Letter from William D. Hassett to Private First Class Allan Greer, with Referral Memorandum, October 12, 1945 (NAID: 169048854)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Telegram from Samuel Dickstein to President Harry S. Truman, with Attached Internal Memorandum, October 1945 (NAID: 169048844)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Correspondence Between President Harry S. Truman and Henry Morgenthau (NAID: 169048841)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Draft Press Release, September 1945 (NAID: 169048839)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Letter from Joseph H. Smart to Dillon S. Myer with Attachment, September 10, 1945 (NAID: 169048832)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Letter from President Harry S. Truman to General Dwight D. Eisenhower with Attached Memorandum from Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson, August 1945 (NAID: 169048826)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Report of Earl G. Harrison, August 1945 (NAID: 169048805)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Referral Memorandum, July 5, 1945 (NAID: 169048776)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Correspondence Between Harry S. Truman and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, with Related Material (NAID: 169048754)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
Undated
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Memorandum from President Harry S. Truman to the Secretary of State, Secretary of War, Attorney General, and Others, with Attachments (NAID: 169048912)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Political, Racial and Religious Refugees, 1945, OF 127 (NAID: 725794)
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Oral History Interview with Harry N. Rosenfield (NAID: 200830)
Part of:
- Collection: Harry S. Truman Library Oral History Collection, 1960 - 2014 (NAID: 1198)
- Series: Transcripts of Oral History Interviews, 1960 - 2014 (NAID: 200668)