Harry Truman

It is the sincere hope of the President, however, that as a result of the proposed conversations between the British Government and Jewish and Arab representatives a fair solution of the problem of Palestine can be found and immediate…

It is clear that no settlement of the Palestine problem can be achieved which will be fully satisfactory to all of the parties concerned and that if this problem is to be solved in a manner which will bring peace and prosperity to…

It is also evident that the solution of the Palestine question will not in itself solve the broader problem of the hundreds of thousands of displaced persons in Europe.

WHEREAS under the regulations now in force the appointment of postmasters of the fourth class may be made without regard to the competitive provisions of the Civil Service Rules in any case in which the compensation of the office is not in…

Paragraph (e) of the bill is objectionable because, in addition to authorizing the payment of educational expenses of dependents of Federal employees in the vicinity of Boulder and Grand Coulee Dams, it provides for the payment of such…

WHEREAS it is deemed desirable and in the public interest that the said limitation of the $500 be raised to $1,000:

I am unable to agree, however, that a general policy should be established for the education, including transportation to and from school, at Federal expense, of the children of Federal employees at or near all Bureau of Reclamation…

In the circumstances, I have withheld approval of this bill, but I would gladly approve a measure with the objectionable provisions eliminated.

Paragraph (h) of the bill is also objectionable.

It seems to me that such broad general authority is unwise and unwarranted.

The Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation has one hundred million dollars of government-furnished money.

I HAVE WITHHELD my approval of H.R. 5654, a bill 'To provide basic authority for the performance of certain functions and activities of the Bureau of Reclamation'.

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority invested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403) and section 1753 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 631), and for the purpose of carrying out the objective aforesaid, the…

I AM WITHHOLDING my approval of H.R. 4428 entitled, 'An Act to adjust the rate of dividends paid by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation on its capital stocks and to decrease the premium charge for its insurance.'

It is particularly important, from a budgetary standpoint, that this money be returned to the government at as early a date as possible.

If such a policy were established for the education of the dependents of employees of one agency of the Government, its application to all agencies of the Government could not be successfully resisted.

Prudent policy requires that the premium of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation should be maintained with the ultimate view of effecting the repayment of the one hundred million dollars to the Treasury.

Moreover, such authority is likely to result in a duplication of certain functions which the Department of Agriculture and its constituent units are authorized and able to perform.

It is nice to have you boys here as our guests this morning.

The welfare of the United States in the next 25 or 30 years is going to be in your hands--the hands of the young men who are now growing up and going to high school and college.

It will continue to work just as long as you want it to work.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitute and laws of the United States, and particularly by Title 1 of the First War Powers Act, 1941, approved December 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), I hereby extend the provisions of Executive…

This order shall be applicable to articles entered by consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after August 1, 1946

I have been studying it ever since I was your age, and I don't think a finer system has ever been created in the history of the world.

Subject to the limitations contained in that order, I hereby authorize the Secretary of Commerce to perform and exercise all of the functions and powers vested in and granted to the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Treasury, the…