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Harry Truman: The United States and the other American republics have repeatedly proclaimed their common purpose to promote by…

On the recordFebruary 20, 1949
The United States and the other American republics have repeatedly proclaimed their common purpose to promote by cooperative action their economic, social and cultural development, and to work with one another to achieve just and decent living conditions for all their peoples.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Bill Extending the Institute of Inter-American Affairs.

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