- Headline
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F.D.R. Names Board to Rescue Nazi Victims
- Publication Date
- Sunday, January 23, 1944
- Historical Event
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President Establishes War Refugee Board
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- Newspaper
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- 3
- Author/Byline
- AP
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- F,D.R. Naines Board To Rescue Nazi Victims Washington, Jan. 22 (AP) President Roosevelt created a war refugee board tonight and directed it to attempt the rescue of "the victims of enemy oppression who are in imminent danger of death." Red Cross, neutral diplomatic-missions, or even underground movements in occupied lands. Roosevelt stated, the White House said, that he expected to get the co-operation of all the United Nations and other foreign governments in the program. Will Develop Flans. The board consists of the Secretaries of State, Treasury and War, who are empowered to appoint a full-time executive director to administer the refugee assistance program. A White House statement said the President's action was designed to bring about immediate rescue from the Nazis of "as many as possible of the persecuted minorities" of Europe racial, religious or political all civilian victims of enemy savagery." L'rgrency Emphasized. The White House said Roosevelt stressed that it was urgent for action to be taken at once "to forestall the plan of the Nazis to exterminate all the Jews and other persecuted minorities in Europe." Decision as to how the goal could be accomplished was left to the board. It could, perhaps, make of the International The board will be charged not only with developing plans for the rescue of oppressed peoples, but also with working out measures for their transportation, maintenance and relief and for setting up "havens of temporary refuge." The executive order did not specify what Government funds would be used for operations of the refugee agency, but Roosevelt empowered the board and the State, Treasury and War Departments to accept contributions, or service, of any private persons or organizations, state agencies, or agencies of foreign governments.
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- Ieisha S.
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