501.MA Palestine/4–649
The President to the Secretary of State
My Dear Mr. Secretary: In accordance with Section 1 of the Joint Resolution providing for the authorization of a special contribution by the United States for the relief of Palestine refugees (Public Law 25, 81st Congress, approved March 24, 1949), I have today allocated $8,000,000 to the Department of State from funds advanced by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation under the provisions of Section 2 of the aforementioned Act, which advance has been deposited with the Treasury of the United States, and established under Appropriation Symbol No. 119/00043.
These funds are to be used by the Department of State as a special contribution to the United Nations for the purposes set forth in the resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations of November 19, 1948, providing for the relief of Palestine refugees.
Sincerely yours,