Now that the Congress has adjourned without completing action on the legislation which was necessary if the Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights was to operate effectively, I have concluded reluctantly to accept the resignations of the members of the Commission which were submitted to me on May 8, 1951.
Letter to the Chairman, Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights.
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