The President's News Conference
12/18/1950
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I was answering to the point of the welfare of the country, and that's what's at stake.
Therefore, in accordance with the provisions of Section 103(b) of the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act, I have directed that assistance...
Cessation of aid to the Netherlands would be detrimental to the security of the United States
The people of Puerto Rico have accepted the law as enacted by the Congress.