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Outgoing 270B
4/30/45
51/1/45
CABLE TO AMERICAN EMBASSY, LISBON, FROM THE WAR REFUGEE BOARD
Please deliver the following message to Harold Trobe from M. A. Leavitt
of American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee:
"COMMITTEE APPLIED LICENSE REMIT $177,000 BELGIUM OF WHICH $62,000
BALANCE EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS BELGIUM AND $115,000 FOR LOAN KASSA.
COMMITTEE APPROPRIATED FOR MAY JUNE JULY $220,000 ON FOLLOWING BASIS
MAY $85,000 JUNE $75,000 JULY $60,000.
IN LIGHT OUR FINANCIAL SITU-
ATION COMMITTEE RSG~tETS UNABLE MEET FULL BUDGETARY REQUEST FOR BELGIUM
AND HOPEFUL THAT L'ARGOLIS WILL BE ABLE PLAN RELIEF PROGRAM NEXT THREE
MONTHS WITHIN AEOVE BUDGETARY LIMITS.
ASSUME SCHWARTZ WILL CONSIDER
ADVISABILITY REQUESTII'G SOUTH AFRICAN WAR APPEAL PARTICIPATE IN MEETONE
ING BELGIAN REQUIREMENTS AS/SPECIFIC PROJECT. REGARDING HOLLAND WILL
PRESENT EEDGETARY REQUEST COMMITTEE AND WILL ADVISE.
CANNOT APPLY
LICENSE UNTIL HAVE EANKING INSTRUCTIONS. ADVISE SCHWARTZ LINDER."
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