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Harry Truman: It is natural that the Indian people should turn to us for aid in meeting the threat of famine that now confronts them.

On the recordFebruary 11, 1951
It is natural that the Indian people should turn to us for aid in meeting the threat of famine that now confronts them.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Special Message to the Congress on the Famine in India.

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