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Harry Truman: There is a reasonable and limited purpose for which arms and military equipment can rightfully be made available to the…

On the recordMay 5, 1946
There is a reasonable and limited purpose for which arms and military equipment can rightfully be made available to the other American States.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Bill for Inter-American Military Cooperation.

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