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N. Y. HERALD TRIBUNE
1953
Bernhard Leaves
To Aid Homeland
He Thanks U. S. for Help in
Dutch Flood Disaster
Cutting short his ten-day sched
uled visit because of the record
disastrous floods which have struck
his country and Western Europe,
costing more than 1,500 lives and
millions in property damage,
Prince Bernhard of the Nether
lands left Idlewild International
Airport at 11:42 a. m. yesterday
aboard a K. L. M. Royal Dutch air
liner for Amsterdam.
Prince Bernhard said he was re
turning to lend what aid he could
to his country.
"I am most gratefulto Gen.'
Eddy [Lt. Gen. Manton S. Eddy,
commander of United States Forces
in Europe] and your armed forces,"
he said. "Their aid has been in
valuable and has sa^ed many peo
ple. It has really been a great thing
at this moment."
Prince Bernhard arrived in th®
United States Saturday to take
part in the celebration of New York
City's 300th anniversary. He opened
the ceremonies with an address
Sunday afternoon at St. Mark's
Church in-the-Bouwerie, Second
Ave. and 10th St. Before Prince
Bernhard boarded the plane yes
terday the Rev. Richard E. Mc-
Evoy, rector of St. Mark's, gave
him a check for $375, the offerings
at Sunday's services, to be used
for relief work.
