09/22/1954
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"I am glad that the United States is able to assist in this humanitarian effort."
"At my first meeting with him, during World War II, he expressed his grave fear that Communist Russia would emerge from the war as a threat to individual liberty and freedom."
"He knew that in peace and war, this economy is the source of our military strength."
"The purpose of this offer is to assist the Government of Viet-Nam in developing and maintaining a strong, viable state, capable of resisting attempted subversion or aggression through military means."