Administrative files, 1945-1968.

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Administrative files, 1945-1968.

These files were created, received and maintained in the offices of the Lutheran World Relief (LWR) and relate to mission, programs, policy and administration. The material includes correspondence, memos and other related program documents. Included is correspondence with and reports of U.S. Government agencies, the United Nations, Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA), Council of Relief Agencies Licensed for Operation in Germany (Cralog), American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service (ACVAFS), Lutheran World Federation (LWF), and Christian Rural Overseas Program (CROP).

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United Nations

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...

CRALOG (Organization)

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Lutheran World Relief

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Established 1945. From the description of Records, 1945-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155503774 ...

Christian Rural Overseas Program

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Lutheran World Federation

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American Council of Voluntary Relief Agencies for Foreign Service.

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Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid.

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