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Harry Truman: “Our basic purpose has been, and must continue to be, to help build a structure of international economic relationships…”

On the recordApril 2, 1950
Our basic purpose has been, and must continue to be, to help build a structure of international economic relationships which will permit each country, through the free flow of goods and capital, to achieve sound economic growth without the necessity for special financial aid.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to Gordon Gray Regarding His Appointment as Special Assistant to the President

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