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Harry Truman: I feel sure that with the firm and prompt leadership of the United States, this organization will be in a position to…

On the recordFebruary 23, 1947
I feel sure that with the firm and prompt leadership of the United States, this organization will be in a position to function as an international body to perform an essentially international service.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Special Message to the Congress on U.S. Participation in the International Refugee Organization.

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