The first report on the activities of the War Refugee Board in rescuing persecuted people from Nazi countries was made today by John W. Pehle, executive director of the Board.
Pehle’s report was given at a meeting attended by Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr. This was the first session of the Board since the initial meeting held four days after its establishment by President Roosevelt on January 22.
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