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On the recordMarch 24, 1950
They are, indeed, the keystone of our protection against the destruction of another war and against the terrible weapons of this atomic age.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to the Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Urging Enactment of the Foreign Assistance Act.

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