On the recordMarch 3, 1949
I see a definite necessity to continue planning for civil defense and an immediate need to fix in a responsible agency definite leadership for such planning.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “I see a definite necessity to continue planning for civil defense and an immediate need to fix in a responsible agency…”
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Memorandum on Civil Defense Planning.
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