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On the recordMarch 4, 1948
I recommend that the Congress now provide for the liquidation of the temporary arrangements for disposing of surplus war property.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Special Message to the Congress on the Need for a Modern System for the Management of Government Property.

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