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JanuaJ7 20, 1948

My dear Kre . RooeeYeltl

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It ie w1 th mu6h pleuure that I announce

th&t the House ot RepreaentatiYee today unanimously

npproved H.R. 1139 t or the reliet ot Dr. Gisela

Perl. It 18 now neoeuary t o have the Bi ll go t o

the Senate tor approYal and then to the President

t or signing. I have every reaaon to beli eve that

it w111 be acted upon taYorabl7 in the Senate.

With all good v1ahee, I remain,

Sinoarel:y :youre,

Kra. Eleanor Rooeavelt , .&,partment Six A 29 Yaab1ngton llquan Wed, Mew York, 11, lew York.

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Dr. G, Pearl -Wal'liiOr 890 Park Anoue New York CitT

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·~ '•~ . ' l and as. woman, I have 11?94 to see with.,. ftD efeB this .&meri~a, - ·TOU' .Aaerioa •ll ( :Qear Mrs. Roosnelt, I mab so bold aa to be 41reot w1'UI J ~u. I am an obatetrioiu. ii7 work, 7q Go4-siveD 'kllll: has ever been to be a huable haD4wd4• at that sreat J miraole of nature, - the uaheriq 1D of a Dft l.U'e,Biz"~ I nee4 not tell you how dearl:t I love and han ever loT- 1 e4 the little be.b1" bom UD4er.,. haDds. how oo1114 I 1 help but have a '"P reverenoe for the DWlT-boraf fte ' :rate of eveJT sinsle ..,.,.n 1D JQ' oare I resar4e4 aa JQ' ' :rate, - the 1dent1f1oat1on was ooaplete, and natural.•' Oan you then fathca the eno1'111t7 of this para4ca:a -that !, who was thus ded1oate4. to the foaterillc of Lite, I BllOuld of a sudden t1n4 JQ'IIelf presse4 1Dto the serrtoe t of Death ? That It who ao dearl:r love all ohilclra, 1 should have been roroel to 8%t1DSQ18h. those proolou lives at Auaohwitz 1D order to san the lives ot their J mothers&' Da:r and niabt, without suroease, thousands of tlD;r heads, fair and dark, pus 1D rort• before rq 878 an um:r of dead infants, With whose Una I r&ni'GIIlel 11h•l mothers trca the hUDSZ7' lfazi turnaoesl You see, thee Sa· J.usOhwitz, there ·was no 1110ro heinous oriJH than to lin ! birth to a Oh114) 'fo be a motllu, was the veZ'J' d .. Wen1 ot all s1.J141

After Auschwitz, oaJU BaaJNra, Bersen-:selsa, aDd a n.w~ series of horror., to oOIQlne the iliad Dinoto~ et Ia­ferno, 20th 0-'-1 :ldition, --. But, a.:r 11; I ~. however !Duden it aq so11D4, • I stOod oa ~~ ~ worked fenrislll:f, aoQ81lt to san aat 111' .. I o.lill4 llelp tlle llel.plessl to treat tll• a.o•, to hee4 tlle ftl~ of tlle. JIIOrtlallJ' d strossel, to o..ren tlle 'berea:na, • and all tlle while ture was ll1ulcu aa1 thlrft, ~-­beatlnp and lln.t&UtJ' to eont ... WiG, -ad --~ ftZ'J' '"Z'T auoh 1101'4 liT ntteftllp ME,.,,.. .... urolJ' to brins a llld.le a ~..~.., was with tllat ..Ue tllat and to Olll"l"J' OD Jq ~-· ~ ~~ ..nett Y01l u11: _, n ... ~

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Ver,r sinoerel7 y-ours,

Dr. Gizella Perl o/o Dr. Bugene SteTena 1045 Park Avenue New York 28, Hew Yom

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PUlidm 110 FIFTH AVIRVI, RIW YOalt I, H. Y .

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llrs. BJ.aanor Roose.alt Washincton Square 29 Maw York, Mew York

Dear llrs . Roosa•elt:

Thank you ••rr 1111ch tor raturninl the aanucript of Dr. Gballa Pearl to us which you th1alt should be published so that bar u:periences can be 8hare4 by a1 aany people a1 possible.

UnfortunatelY, our a:r:perienca with l1111lar publlcat1oll8 showa an e.er 1ncreaa1nc lack of 1ntereat 1n all .. tters

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eoncern1Dc the war years aDcl e.en post-Rr probl .. a. • This coes eo far that the public relects such the .. s and we are therefore hesitant to .aka a def1nite decision now on the publ1cat1011 of the book. ... feel that jWit publiehinl it without be1nl sure of d11trillllt1CIII would not do Justice t o tha author or her caue, and .. are afraid that you aicbt ha•• 111sUDderatoocl our last note. The author was hopinc that you would han sa.e apecial succestions tor arousinl the interest of the Allerican ~ ~ people or 1011e brcan1sat1ona who would want to distribute ~ a cheap edition 1n creat q'IIAIIt1ti... ... wre wonder1nc whe t her you would f1Dcl it l'Utifiecl t o help it so auch as to introduce it troa your point or •iaw to the public .

I We would be aost cratetul to bear trc. you ap1n.

81ncerely yours,

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Pllhlisllers 220 FIF TH AVENUE, NEW YORK I, N. Y.

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Krs . Eleanor RooseYelt Washington Square 29 New York, New York

Dear Mrs. RooaeYelt:

Upon the request or our prospeotiye autbor, Kre . Perl, ~e take the liberty or sending you herewith the syno~sis or her manuscript.

We are most interested in releasing the book to the American public at the earliest possible moment and we or course would appreciate your assistance.

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May we add that we were the publishers or Dr. Kinsdon's • THAT MAN IN THE WHITE ·HOUSE ,II

Sincerely