06/04/1948
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"In order to carry out the above program of curtailment of public works, the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion will issue a directive providing that for a period of sixty days, until Octobe..."
"I am convinced that this modification in program can be accomplished without impairing our effective defense."
"It is therefore essential that the expenditures of the Federal Government stay within the estimates of expenditures transmitted to the Congress in the January Budget."
"I must request your assistance in a most serious fiscal situation."