Headquarters
U.S. Forces, European Theater
Office of the Commanding General
September 7, 1945
Gentlemen:
- The Theater Commander, in accordance with an agreement
reached previously, recognized the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in
the American Occupied Zone as a representative elected agency of an association
of Jewish Displaced Persons in this zone.
- The Central Committee is authorized to perform the
following functions under the supervision of a Liaison Officer, as provided
in paragraph 3, in the conformance with the existing policies of the occupational
forces.
- Operational. On a zone level, the Central Committee
may function, within its available resources, in those welfare activities
which are supplementary to the operations of the Army, UNRRA, and its associated
voluntary agencies, which are in accord with the general policy of the Military
and UNRRA in regard to care of displaced persons, and which are approved
by the official Liaison Officer.
- Consultative. The Central Committee may furnish the
Army and established welfare agencies on the specific needs of the Jewish
displaced persons and shall in turn insure that the official interpretation
of the policies of the military authorities are transmitted to the group
it represents.
- Representative. The Central Committee may act on behalf
of those Jewish displaced persons whom it represents in an advisory capacity
to the Military Authorities in the U.S. zone, as to the ultimate solution
of their problems of rehabilitation and resettlement. This advice will be
presented through the Liaison Officer.
- Supervision of the Central Committee shall be maintained
by a Liaison Officer appointed by the Theater Commander or his delegate.
This Liaison Officer will perform the following duties:
- Establish liaison among the Central Committee, the
Army, and U.N.R.R.A., and coordinate and supervise all Central Committee
activities.
- Investigate, and if approved, channel properly any
requests of the Central Committee for facilities deemed necessary to the
performance of its functions.
- The Theater Commander reserves the right to revoke
its recognition at his discretion and agrees that the Central Committee
may likewise exercise the right to request withdrawal of such recognition.
Sincerely,
Joseph T. McNarney
General, U.S. Army Commanding
Central Committee of Liberated
Jews
Munich, Germany
