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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 14, 1947

Accordingly, I am appointing a special board of inquiry on air transport safety, and request you to serve as a member of that board.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 14, 1947

I am deeply concerned about this subject, especially in view of the recent accidents to aircraft of our certified domestic air carriers.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 14, 1947

The board's findings will assist me in determining any further steps which should be taken by the Executive Branch of the Government to assure the highest degree of safety, and to formulate proposals to the Congress for any necessary…

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 13, 1947

All Government departments and agencies shall, whenever practicable, acquire the right to file foreign patent applications on inventions resulting from research conducted or financed by the Government.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 13, 1947

The Department of State, in consultation with the Department of Commerce, shall negotiate arrangements among governments under which each government and its nationals shall have access to the foreign patents of the other participating…

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 13, 1947

The Department of Commerce shall determine whether, and in what foreign jurisdictions, the United States should seek patents for such inventions and, to the extent of appropriations available therefor, shall procure patent protection for…

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 13, 1947

There shall be exempted from the provisions of this order (a) all inventions within the jurisdiction of the Atomic Energy Commission except in such cases as the said Commission specifically authorizes the inclusion of an invention under…

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 11, 1947

The United States has but one objective in view, and that is peace in the world, and friendship with every nation in the world, and underline that every.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 11, 1947

I want to say to you that this Canadian trip has been most interesting to me.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 11, 1947

Our objective, of course, in the visit to Mexico and in the visit to Canada, is to solidify the friendship of the people who live on this continent.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 10, 1947

We in Canada and the United States are justifiably proud of our joint record, but we claim no monopoly on that formula.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 10, 1947

Our trade with each other is far greater than that of any other two nations on earth.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 10, 1947

The St. Lawrence project stirs the imagination long accustomed to majestic distances and epic undertakings.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 10, 1947

Canada and the United States have reached the point where we no longer think of each other as 'foreign' countries.

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