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Harry Truman: “It is my hope that the members of the Klamath tribe will be prudent and wise in the use of the money now to be made…”

On the recordMarch 28, 1948
It is my hope that the members of the Klamath tribe will be prudent and wise in the use of the money now to be made available so that this legislation will in reality provide for their economic advancement.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to Secretary Krug Upon Signing Bill Authorizing Distribution of Capital Reserve Funds of the Klamath Indians

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