File No. 891.48/60a
The Secretary of State to the Minister in Persia ( Caldwell)
[Telegram]
Washington,
May 29, 1918.
60. Draw on Secretary of State $15,000 deposited by Joint Distribution Committee by method most advantageous to save exchange, consult Committee Bienfaisance Israelite, Teheran, Alliance Israelite, Hamadan, and British Consul, Ispahan, and other leaders, Jewish community especially, and distribute money relieving Jewish [Page 568] distress. Send detailed reports from local committees for Joint Distribution Committee at earliest opportunity.
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