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On the recordMay 2, 1946
I need not emphasize to you the importance of petroleum in the life of the Nation and the consequent necessity for assuring the adequate and continuous availability of this vital resource.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Letter to Secretary Krug Concerning Termination of the Petroleum Administration for War.

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