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Harry Truman: This tremendous gain in our strength has been made necessary by the lawless aggression of communist forces in Korea, and…

On the recordMarch 20, 1951
This tremendous gain in our strength has been made necessary by the lawless aggression of communist forces in Korea, and by the menace of still further communist attacks against other free nations.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Telegram to General Marshall on the Strength of the U.S. Armed Forces.

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