Adlai E. Stevenson today urged full support for the people of Israel in their efforts to “build a modern and dynamic stronghold of freedom.” He expressed his views in a message congratulating New York Secretary of State Carmine G. De Sapio for having been named as the recipient of the State of Israel Bond Organization’s Distinguished Leadership Award. Mr. De Sapio will receive the award at a testimonial dinner in his honor this Monday evening at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
“Israel’s record of achievement during the seven years of its independence,” Mr. Stevenson declared, “is one of the most heartening in history. It speaks eloquently for the forces of democracy that people are willing to make untold sacrifices in order to create for themselves a free and independent nation.
“So there is thus broader reason going even beyond the assistance to a valiant people why it is so important for all Americans to give fullest support to the State of Israel Bond drive. With the help and leadership of Americans such as Carmine G. De Sapio I am confident that the people of Israel will succeed in their historic effort to build a modern and dynamic stronghold of freedom,” the former Democratic candidate for President stated.
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