President Roosevelt to the President of the Syrian Republic (Kuwatly)94
My Dear President Kuwatly: Your letter of September 19, 1944,95 setting forth your views and those of the Syrian Government as regards the present situation and policy of Syria, has had my sympathetic attention and that of the competent officers of the Department of State.
While I have not heretofore been able to reply directly to your friendly letter, I am sure you will understand that the several communications which have recently been made to you and to your Prime Minister and Foreign Minister by Mr. Wadsworth have constituted a response intended to define the attitude of the United States Government toward the issues in question. I refer particularly in this regard to the State Department’s memorandum of October 5, 1944, to the French Delegation at Washington and to Mr. Wadsworth’s note to your Foreign Minister of October 11, 1944,96 copies of which I attach for your convenient reference.
[Page 813]I believe these documents speak for themselves and I have been glad to hear from Mr. Wadsworth that you found them reassuring as regards the policy of this Government.
The American people have recently recorded overwhelmingly their determination that the United States shall assume its full share of the responsibility, in cooperation with other nations of like mind, in creating a future world of peace, prosperity and justice for all. I therefore have no hesitation in assuring you that my Government will pursue these objectives with all the influence at its command, and am confident that we shall enjoy the wholehearted cooperation of the Syrian Government in this task.
Very sincerely yours,