500.A15A4 General Committee/1019
President Roosevelt to the President of the General Disarmament Conference (Henderson)
My Dear Mr. Henderson: I have received, with appreciation, your letter of July 18th, regarding the Disarmament Conference at Geneva. I have followed with the greatest interest the Conference’s course, for, as all the world must realize, it is engaging a problem the successful solution of which will cheer the hearts of all peoples. It is my conviction that my fellow-countrymen continue heartily to share with me the profound hope that out of the work of this Conference will come the universal blessing which the reduction and limitation of armaments must bring to all nations.
In expressing appreciation for your kind statements concerning the contributions which our Government and its representatives have endeavored to make toward furthering the ends of the Conference, may I seize the opportunity to extend to you my personal congratulations on the skill, understanding and patience which you have applied to the difficult role of Conference leadership.
Sincerely yours,