Harry Truman actually said...

"If production abroad had reached similar heights, no materials controls at all would be needed today."

"Great damage can be done by inability to obtain an occasional machine, or machine parts needed to complete a program or project."

"Priority assistance is needed in cases certified by the Secretary of State to be of high public importance and essential to the successful carrying out of the foreign policy of the United States."

"It is still essential to maintain certain limited materials controls, in order to prevent harm to our own economy and give concrete support to our foreign policy."