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Mm es Pee 2 ~ 7 eee eel wo" 1 re CUR YS: are 4 ae oy ole ed 4 * b eet ame at, tote” NY 100-800Z4 ; .? "prominent artists and Scientists have supported the Committee's work. MNS, aNOR ROOSEVELT, as Honorary Chairman, has spoken on behalf of the Committee and former Governor HERBERT Hs‘LEHiul, in a letter to the Canmittee a year ago, testified as to the need fcr relicf in Yugoslavia and sent his best wishes for the success of the Committee's efforts, ‘ "The work of the Comittee has teen planned in close cooperation with UNUa, U-S. Government igencies and the Yugoslav red Cross, It has raised %3,113,710.56 in cash, used elnthing and “6ther contributions in kind. Food, clothing, materials for the blind, medicines, mob*‘le clinics, sanitation trucks, ambulances, jeeps for rural physicians, hospital eosuipment ani tools for recon- struction have been purchased in america, all material pas been consigned for distribution to the Yugcsiav Red Cross, a branch of th&J[nternational Red Cross, Special attention has been given to the needa of children,~ among whom the inei~ dent of tuberculosis is appailing. A propos of this, Secretary of State_GEORGE SHALL, a few weeks ago, emphasized the importance of continuing and extending UE ponent aid % the future citizcns of Eurszpe. "The Committee maintains, entirely, or in part: 23 children's hones 14 Wobile clinics 1 Stationary C inic 2 Children's clinics 1 Bone T,B, H°spital 5 General bkospitals timong the chilirents homes are the Eleanor Howgevelt Home in Banjaluka, the Albert Einstein Home in Fostzjnica, the General Deighyeisenhoner Home in Karlovae anc the Mary MeLeod Bethune Home in Prizren. "The purchase and shipment of relief materials and tne fund raising in- cident thereto, have veen the sole activities of the committee, The officers state categorically that at no time aid in manner has the Comittee departed from the purposes for which it was chartered. This is corroborated by the findings of the Government agencies mentioned above, under whose supervision the Committee has continually operated. oo , a SHIPMENT O2 RADAR EQUIPMENT "on Novembcr 6-7 of last year, stories appeared in tie press to the ef- feet that radar equipment was included in the Comnittee!'s consignment of relicf supplies to the Yugeslav ked Gross on the SS IDNIK on October 19, 1947. The tone of some uf these stories was such as to convey the Impression that a highly sus- tadane at eaume teannen had heen unonethed aft that) unter coger of roliaf the Amor — picioue wht Ye VOI had pen MEHGGL vie GElls VILA, WARIGSA ww ree eS ay Se Ge oe can Committee for Yugoslav itelief was forwarding war material to the Yugoslav Gov ernnem« - fj- wate Sar