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Harry Truman: It has long been my view that the inhabitants of Guam and Samoa should enjoy those fundamental human rights and that…

On the recordJune 18, 1947
It has long been my view that the inhabitants of Guam and Samoa should enjoy those fundamental human rights and that democratic form of government which are the rich heritage of the people of the United States.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on the Administration of Guam, Samoa, and the Former...

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