LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL The President to the Congress To the Congress of the United States: I transmit herewith, pursuant to the United Nations Participation Act, the eighth annual report, covering the year 1953, on United States participation in the United Nations. This report surveys the first year of our activity in the United Nations since this Administration took office, and I am happy to bring to your attention its evidence of benefits that have accrued to our country and the free world from participation in the United Nations. The Secretary of State to the President THE PRESIDENT: DEPARTMENT OF STATE In accordance with the terms of the United Nations Participation Act (Public Law 264, 79th Congress) the President reports annually to the Congress on the participation of the United States in the activities of the United Nations. The Department of State has prepared the report for the calendar year 1953. It is a comprehensive survey which covers the first year of United States participation in the United Nations under your Administration. The report gives a full and accurate account of the important part the United States has played in the activities of the United Nations system and of our efforts to translate the terms and objectives of the Charter into reality. It is a record of which we can truly be proud. I recommend that you approve the report for transmission to the Congress. Respectfully submitted, THE PRESIDENT, The White House. IV CONTENTS Letters of Transmittal The President to the Congress The Secretary of State to the President |