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Harry Truman: “The cancellation of lend-lease began as soon as the war ceased. It was not a cancellation, it was a readjustment because…”

On the recordMay 22, 1945
The cancellation of lend-lease began as soon as the war ceased. It was not a cancellation, it was a readjustment because of the new conditions as they came about due to the collapse of Germany.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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