President Truman and Governor Dewey today were asked by the Jewish War Veterans to state publicly whether the Democratic and Republican Parties intend to implement their platform pledges of recognition and aid for Israel. Telegrams from Myer Dorfman of St. Paul, J.W.V. national commander, complained to the two Presidential candidates of contrasts between the Israel planks of their parties and the action of U.S. representative at U.N. discussions of the Israel problem.
Governor Thomas E. Dewey, in a letter to the American Christian Palestine Committee of New York, made public over the week-end, re-affirmed his “whole hearted support” for the Republic Party’s platform pledge of last June of “full recognition to Israel with its boundaries sanctioned by the U.N.” He made no mention of the Bernadotte proposals for Palestine. His letter, dated Oct. 20, reads:
“I want to assure you that I, too, have been deeply disturbed by the events in Palestine. As you know, I have always Pelt the Jewish people are entitled to a homeland in Palestine which would be politically and economically stable. My views have been clearly expressed over the years and I did, indeed, approve the majority report of the United Nations Special Committee which recommended a partition of Palestine.
“In my acceptance speech at Philadelphia, I pledged my wholehearted support of the Republican platform and that certainly included the Palestine plank. My position today is the same. “The Jews have brought twentieth-century civilization to Palestine. They have shown that the Holy Land can be industrious and abundant. Since the creation of Israel the Jewish people have made great sacrifices for their goal of independence and freedom.
“Organizations such as the American Christian Palestine Committee of New York can give great moral support to the people of Israel in attaining their objectives–peace and security in their hard-won homeland. Toward that and I wish you every success.”
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