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On the recordMay 12, 1947
If the Potsdam agreement could be carried out, the situation would be very--[inaudible words]--situation in Japan has been handled because we had control of it.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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The President's Special Conference With the Association of Radio News Analysts

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