Harry Truman actually said...

This order is subject to the following exceptions, provisions, and conditions:

Executive Order 9666—Directing the Return of the Coast Guard to the Treasury Department

12/27/1945

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We discussed Japan and the need for an early Japanese peace treaty.

There is no substitute for personal conversation with the commander in the field who knows the problems there from firsthand experience.

All around the world the free nations have been gaining in strength.

I am confident that these forces will soon restore peace to the whole of Korea.