The President's News Conference
06/04/1947
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This country is the great undamaged center of industrial production to which the whole world looks for materials of every kind.
I urge upon the Congress prompt action in extending this authority.
Our international responsibilities cannot be fulfilled without this machinery.
I therefore, recommend that the authority derived from the Export Control Act be extended for a period of one year beyond its present expira...