I propose that the arms of the world should be reduced by nearly one-third.
Herbert Hoover: “I propose that the arms of the world should be reduced by nearly one-third.”
On the recordJune 21, 1932
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Statement on Instructions to the United States Delegation to the General Disarmament Conference
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