
This order shall be effective as of September 23, 1950.
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This order shall be effective as of September 23, 1950.

I direct that the flag of the United States be flown from all Government buildings on that date in recognition of past and present efforts and sacrifice toward the end that international hostilities may be ended forever.

I will continue to press it. It is logical, practical, and should be done.

As soon as it is expedient, I will be glad to let you have the Bell report, but I can't do it now.

That is so far as I know. The one that was publicly reported.

I am sorry to say we won't go to Key West, I don't think, this year.

No. The Gray report is not ready yet. It has not been presented to me.

I will be in Independence, casting my vote.

No, I don't know anything to tell you, so I can't tell you anything.

My understanding is that the Korean divisions will occupy the Korean border on the Korean side.

I hope you have a most successful meeting here, and that you will work out a constructive program, and that you will support the universal training program which I have been working on ever since 1935.

I don't believe we would have had a Korean incident if some people had not thought that we were too proud to fight.

I have been advocating, ever since I became a member of the Congress of the United States, and that was on January 20, 1935, a universal training law.

Provided further, That all lands acquired in exchange for lands heretofore or hereafter set apart and reserved from the public domain for the purpose stated shall be subject to all the provisions and conditions of Title III of the…