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of recovery from the devastation of
war and as they will exist over the
longer run. when our efforts can be
fully devoted to expanding the pro-
duction of food so that it will be
adequate for health the world over.
You have surveyed with courage
and with realism the magnitude of
these problems and have reached
unanimous agreement that they can,
and must-and will-be solved
1t is true that no nation has ever
had enough food to feed all of its
people as we now know human be-
ings should be fed. But neither have
nations representing over 80 per cent
of the worlds 1000 100000 inhabi-
tants ever before been joined to-
gether to achieve such an aim.
Never before have they set out to
bend their united efforts to the de-
velopment of the worlds resources
so that all men might seek to attain
food they need.
Steps Pointed Out.
For the short run you have pointed
out steps which have to be taken
both in increasing supplies and in
maintaining economy of use and
coordination of distribution.
In considering our long-range
problems you have surveyed our
knowledge of the inadequacy in the
quantity and quality of the diet
OF peoples in all lands. You have
pooled our knowledge of the means
of expanding our output. OF increas-
ing our agricultural efficiency and
of adjusting agricultural production
to consumption needs. In the fields
of both production and consump-
tion you have recognized the need
for the better utilization Of the
knowledge we now have and Tor
extending still further the bound
aries of our knowledge through edu-
cation and research.
You have called upon your Gov
ernments individually and collec-
lively to enlarge and improve theil
aCIlVlIleS IN IneSe HelQS.
For the perfection and rapid exc
cution of these plans you have rec
commended the creation of a perma
nent United Nations organiZa ton
To facilitate and hasten the creation
Of that organizat ton and to carry
on the work you have begun unit
it's creation you have established
an interim commission. The Gov
ernment of the United States is hon.
ored that you have asked that the
interim commission have its seat ir
Washington and will be glad to take
the preliminary action for the es-
tablishment of that commission
which you have intrusted to it.
Other Fields Involved.
Finally. you have expressed your
deep conviction that our goal ir
| this field cannot be attained without
forward action in other fields as well
Increased food production must be
accompanied by increased industrial
production and by increased pur-
chasing power. There must be
measures for dealing with trade bar
riers, international exchange stabil-
itv and international investment
The better use of natural anC
human resources must be assured tC
improve living Standards Many OF
these questions lie outside the scope
of the work you have undertaken
but their solution is none the less
essential to its success. They re-
quire. and shall receive. our united
/ attention.
In the political field. these rela
tlonships are equally important
And they work both ways. A sound
world agricultural program will de-
pend upon world political security
while that security will in turn be
greatly strengthened if each coun-
try can be assured of the food it
needs. Freedom from want and
freedom from fear go hand in hand
Our ultimate objective can be
simply stated: 1t is to build for our
selves. for all men. world in which
each individual human being shall
have the opportunity to live out his
life IN peace: to work productivity
earning at least enough for his
actual needs and those of his fam
lily; to associate with the friends
of his choice; to think and worship
freely, and to die secure in the
knowledge that his children, and
their children, shall have the same
opportunities.
Objective Hard to Achieve.
That objective as men know from
long and bitter experience, will not
be easy to achieve. But you and
I know also that, throughout his
tory. there has been no more worth
while. no more inspiring challenge
That challenge will be met.
You have demonstrated beyond
question that free peoples all over
the world can agree upon a COM
mon course of action and upon COM
mon machinery for action. You
have brought new hope to the world
that. through the establishment of
orderly international procedures for
the solution of international prob
lens, there will be attained free
dom from want and freedom from
fear The United Nations are
united in the war against fear and
want as solidly and effectively as
they are united on the battlefront
in this world wide war against az
gression.
And we are winning by action
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