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Harry Truman: In November 1945, Prime Minister Attlee of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Mackenzie King of Canada, and I agreed…

On the recordOctober 23, 1949
In November 1945, Prime Minister Attlee of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Mackenzie King of Canada, and I agreed that the problem of international control of atomic energy should be referred to the United Nations.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Address in New York City at the Cornerstone Laying of the United Nations Building.

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