The President's News Conference
04/02/1946
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Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority vest...
The Secretary of the Navy shall award the Purple Heart, in the name of the President of the United States, to any person...
He is just talking on his suspicions. That is the usual thing in a turnover.
A resolution to this effect was adopted at the General Assembly of the United Nations, November 14, 1947.