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On the recordMay 21, 1946
You are also authorized to confirm to Lie and to other delegations that the Federal Government will give all appropriate assistance to the United Nations in connection with arrangements for temporary headquarters.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion Concerning the Establishment of U.N. Headquarters.

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