Harry Truman

This order shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER and shall be effective on and after the thirtieth day following the date of such publication.

I hereby declare the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service to be a military service and a branch of the land and naval forces of the United States during the period of the present war.

HE SERVED his Government faithfully, intelligently, and modestly for a period which spanned almost a third of our national existence.

The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to exercise the authority contained in the said Title II of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, to acquire, by purchase, donation, condemnation, or other means of transfer, to the extent that…

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, and particularly by Title II of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, approved March 27, 1942 (56 Stat. 177), it is hereby ordered as follows:

With respect to the above-described land and any interest therein heretofore or hereafter acquired, the Secretary of the Interior shall take such action as may be necessary to protect the United States from loss on account of drainage or…

Possession, control, and operation of any plant or facility, or of the transportation system, or any part thereof, or any real or personal property, taken under this order shall be terminated by the Director when he determines that such…

That is the reason for setting it up.

Don't you worry about that. They're going.

I think he was misquoted.

That matter of punishment will have to be assessed by the trial courts and the prosecutors.

No conclusions have as yet been reached, but every effort is being made in behalf of those 16 Poles by both the American Government and the British Government.

It's a bad amendment, and I hope the House will throw it out.

Mr. Churchill, Mr. Stalin, and the President of the United States must be able to meet and talk and trust each other, in that we want to believe that each of us wants a just and durable peace.

The all important thing which confronts us is that the unity, mutual confidence, and respect which resulted in the military victory should be continued to make secure a just and durable peace.

I wanted to say a word about the Office of War Information.

We have succeeded in getting that far. But don't upset the applecart.

These conferences can't be held in the limelight because we are trying to get ready for a peace conference.

There has been no change in the American policy.

They must establish the policies that will advance the welfare of our people.

No business concern or private organization would even attempt to hire top-flight executives or advisors at the level of salaries which presently prevails in the American Congress.

They must review the administration of the law in order to determine whether the policies and the statutes should be changed.

The salaries of members of Congress should be increased to a level more in line with the job they are called upon to do.

Notwithstanding objection on the part of the agency which has classified or otherwise withheld information, the Director may recommend release of such information for publication to the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy…

Should the Director desire to recommend the release for publication of any scientific information, he shall discuss such a proposed release with the department or agency which has classified it or otherwise withheld it from the public, and…