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Harry Truman: It was an administrative matter which interested only the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the…

On the recordFebruary 25, 1946
It was an administrative matter which interested only the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the President
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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