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Harry Truman: The Virgin Islands Company is our greatest hope for the stabilization of the economy of St. Croix, and I sincerely hope…

On the recordFebruary 22, 1948
The Virgin Islands Company is our greatest hope for the stabilization of the economy of St. Croix, and I sincerely hope the Congress is going to recharter it.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks at Government House, St. Croix, Virgin Islands.

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