President Truman’s designation of eleven national relief agencies as the Council of Relief Agencies Licensed for Operation in Germany applies only to the specific agencies included in the list and interested in relief for German civilians and will not effect the extensive relief and rehabilitation program carried on for Jewish survivors and displaced persons in Germany by the Joint distribution Committee, it was emphasized today in a statement by Dr. Joseph C. Hyman, executive vice-chairman of the J.D.C.
Dr. Hyman noted that some confusion has arisen in view of the announcement that the Council of Relief Agencies will be the only recognized organization in the United States for handling American contributions for German civilian relief. Since the Joint Distribution Committee, major American agency on behalf of distressed Jews overseas, was not included in the list, Dr. Hyman said, inquiries have been directed to the J.D.C. concerning continuation of the J.D.C. program in Germany.
More than $13,750,000 has been spent by the Joint Distribution Committee for the relief and rehabilitation of Jews in Europe during the first quarter of 1946, the organization has disclosed. A total of fifty thousand letters from displaced Jews in camps in Germany and Austria to relatives abroad has been processed through the JDC’s Paris message center, the JDC also reported.
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