U.S. At War: What of UNRRA?

With victory in Europe, men turned their eyes to UNRRA. What had this unwieldy, $2,000,000,000 United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation Administration accomplished to date? And what would it do now? The answer to the first question was: not much. The answer to the second UNRRA began to write last week.

UNRRA, despite its international character, is predominantly American. The U.S. contributed the lion's share (40%) of its funds. Its main office is in Washington, in a converted apartment building on Du Pont Circle. Its director general is an American: balding, easygoing Herbert H. Lehman, onetime Governor of New York.

Thus, while any future...

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