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On the recordApril 2, 1950
This assistance is essential to help not only Europe but other areas of the world to recover from the war and to strengthen their economies against communist subversion or aggression.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to Gordon Gray Regarding His Appointment as Special Assistant to the President

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