Harry Truman: “The Big Four now works under the direction of the United Nations…”

On the recordJanuary 3, 1951

The Big Four now works under the direction of the United Nations because the United Nations Charter takes the place of all those things.

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Democratic · Missouri

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The President's News Conference

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