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Harry Truman: We have no designs on Formosa, and our action was not inspired by any desire to acquire a special position for the…

On the recordAugust 26, 1950
We have no designs on Formosa, and our action was not inspired by any desire to acquire a special position for the United States.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Letter to Ambassador Warren Austin Restating the U.S. Position on Formosa.

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