01/04/1949
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"If production abroad had reached similar heights, no materials controls at all would be needed today."
"Priority assistance is needed in cases certified by the Secretary of State to be of high public importance and essential to the successful carrying out of the foreign policy of the United States."
"Our own food production has reached great heights, and our own food supplies are excellent."
"It is still essential to maintain certain limited materials controls, in order to prevent harm to our own economy and give concrete support to our foreign policy."