I also regard speedy ratification of the Genocide Convention as essential to the effective maintenance of our leadership of the free and civilized nations of the world in the present struggle against the forces of aggression and barbarism.
Harry Truman: “I also regard speedy ratification of the Genocide Convention as essential to the effective maintenance of our leadership…”
On the recordAugust 25, 1950
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presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Letter to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Urging Early Ratification of the Genocide Convention.
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