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On the recordMarch 12, 1946
I appreciate the motives which prompt your request for the withdrawal of my nomination of you as Under Secretary of the Navy.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Letter to Edwin W. Pauley Consenting to the Withdrawal of His Nomination.

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