02/20/1946
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"As a legal matter, however, we are still in a state of war with Germany."
"We are not surrendering these rights by terminating the state of war."
"And I want to say to you that it gives me pleasure, and I feel highly honored that General Collins would ask me to appear before his organization, just to congratulate you on your career, on your patr..."
"The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized to redelegated, subject to such conditions as the Secretary may deem appropriate, to the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force such functions under..."