Harry Truman actually said...

With respect to military matters the Commander of the United States Armed Forces in Germany shall continue to receive instructions directly from the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Context

Executive Order 10062—Establishing the Position of United States High Commissioner for Germany

06/05/1949

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

More Harry Truman Quotes

It does not.
1/6/1949
I think they are not expanding as much as they should.
1/6/1949
Because he is a good man, and a good administrator; and that is what we need in that position.
1/6/1949
The foreign policy has been inaugurated by the President of the United States, and carried out by the Secretary of State, and nobody else.
1/6/1949

View All Harry Truman Quotes