On the recordSeptember 19, 1950
The amendment leaves no room for negotiation, and accordingly would tend to force such countries into the Soviet orbit, in spite of their friendship for the United States.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The amendment leaves no room for negotiation, and accordingly would tend to force such countries into the Soviet orbit…”
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Letter to Committee Chairmen on the Wherry Amendment to the Supplemental Appropriations Bill.
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