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Truman Receiving Report from United Nations Committee Members

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) in the Oval Office, receiving a report on the work of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), prepared by the United States Committee for UNICEF. From left to right: Under Secretary of State James Webb; Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson; the President; Mary (Mrs. Oswald B.) Lord, chairman of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF; Miss Katharine Lenroot, chief of the Children's Bureau and U.S. delegate to UNICEF; and Dallas Dort, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs.

Eugene Meyer, publisher of the Washington Post, appearing before Congress

Shown fourth from the left is Eugene Meyer, publisher of the Washington Post, asking Congress to approve further funds for UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency) without any restrictions which "would tend to delay or possibly complete obstruct" the organization's work. At far right is House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Sol Bloom of New York. From: Beth Gore.