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On the recordMarch 11, 1947
Greece is in desperate need of financial and economic assistance to enable it to resume purchases of food, clothing, fuel and seeds.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress on Greece and Turkey: The Truman Doctrine

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