On the recordJune 6, 1945
It shows just exactly what we are attempting to accomplish.
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The weapons of destruction have become so powerful and so terrible that we can't even think of another all-out war.
A resolution to this effect was adopted at the General Assembly of the United Nations, November 14, 1947.
The administration of that portion of the trust territory which includes the islands of Tinian and Saipan is hereby transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Navy.
As President, I feel it my duty to protect the men who are engaged in this crucial work from such attacks.