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On the recordAugust 12, 1952
I have further stated that tax concessions are in themselves a basically unsound means of assisting the maritime industry.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Tax Benefits of the Shipping Industry.

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