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Harry Truman: The greatest care must be exercised to assure that the supply of persons possessing critical skills will be distributed…

On the recordJanuary 16, 1951
The greatest care must be exercised to assure that the supply of persons possessing critical skills will be distributed among military and civilian activities in a manner which will contribute most to the mobilization program.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Memorandum Establishing a National Manpower Mobilization Policy.

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