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Harry Truman: I hope that the release of these documents will set this controversy at rest, and will in some measure protect those who…

On the recordNovember 1, 1952
I hope that the release of these documents will set this controversy at rest, and will in some measure protect those who have not been able to protect themselves in this debate because of their official positions, and because of the secrecy classification which must necessarily cover a great deal of their work.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Further Statement by the President on the Decision To Withdraw U.S. Forces from Korea, 1947-1949.

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