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Harry Truman: “It seems to me that it would be well to ask Sweden, Switzerland, India, Pakistan and Indonesia to send military men to…”

On the recordJune 10, 1952
It seems to me that it would be well to ask Sweden, Switzerland, India, Pakistan and Indonesia to send military men to Korea to take a look at the situation and see what really is happening.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Memorandum Transmitting an Exchange of Correspondence Between the President and Senator Russell Regarding the Communist...

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