The execution of the program authorized by the bill will also be guided by a determination to guard against placing weapons of war in the hands of any groups who may use them to oppose the peaceful and democratic principles to which the United States and other American nations have so often subscribed.
Harry Truman: “The execution of the program authorized by the bill will also be guided by a determination to guard against placing…”
On the recordMay 5, 1946
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Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Bill for Inter-American Military Cooperation.
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