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Thomas Handy, Assistant Chief of Staff, War Department, to Director, Civil
Affairs Division, June 26, 1944, conveying the Operations Division's conclusion
that bombing the deportation railways is "impracticable."
OPD 383.7 (23 Jun 44)
Proposed Air Action to Impede Deportation of Hungarian and Slovak Jews.
26 June 1944
1. Reference is made to Civil Affairs Division disposition form, subject as
above, dated 23 June 1944, which forwarded to the Operations Division for
necessary action a paraphrase of a cable on the above subject.
2. The Operations Division, WDGS, recommends that the Civil Affairs Division
reply to Mr. Morgenthau, the Chairman of the War Refugee Board, substantially
as follows:
"The War Department is of the opinion that the suggested air operation is
impracticable for the reason that it could be executed only by diversion of
considerable air support essential to the success of our forces now engaged in
decisive operations.
"The War Department fully appreciates the humanitarian importance of the
suggested operation. However, after due consideration of the problem, it is
considered that the most effective relief to victims of enemy persecution is
the early defeat of the Axis, an undertaking to which we must devote every
resource at our disposal."
3. A copy of this D/F, with identical enclosure, has been furnished CG, AAF and
AC/S, G-2.
Thos. T. Handy,
Major General,
Assistant Chief of Staff
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