02/01/1948
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"I commend to the favorable consideration of the Congress the enclosed letter from the Under Secretary of State and the accompanying draft legislation to make possible the continuation and expansion of..."
"The continuing growth of solidarity, friendship and close cooperation among the republics of the Western Hemisphere benefits us as well as our neighbors."
"By continuing this international cooperation for raising the standard of living of all the peoples in the Americas, the United States can give further, practical form to the high purposes of our polic..."
"It is a basic and enduring purpose of the foreign policy of the United States to play the part of the good neighbor in that community."