On the recordMarch 2, 1947
These requirements are absolute, and we must not divest the War and Navy Departments of the means of meeting any material shortages.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “These requirements are absolute, and we must not divest the War and Navy Departments of the means of meeting any…”
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Special Message to the Congress on Discontinuing the Selective Service.
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