
I am sure that it will make a substantial contribution to the improvement of world health conditions through the years.
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I am sure that it will make a substantial contribution to the improvement of world health conditions through the years.

In view of the significance and urgency of international health problems, I consider it important that the United States join the World Health Organization as soon as possible.

The standard for the refusal of employment or the removal from employment in an executive department or agency on grounds relating to loyalty shall be that, on all the evidence, reasonable grounds exist for belief that the person involved…

This order shall be effective immediately, but compliance with such of its provisions as require the expenditure of funds shall be deferred pending the appropriation of such funds.

Executive Order No. 9300 of February 5, 1943, is hereby revoked.

An officer or employee who is charged with being disloyal shall have a right to an administrative hearing before a loyalty board in the employing department or agency.

I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, do hereby set apart the month of April 1947 as Cancer Control Month, and do invite the Governors of the several States and the Territories and possessions of the United States…

This order shall become effective as of November 1, 1946, and shall be published in the Federal Register.

Our international responsibilities cannot be fulfilled without this machinery.

We will continue to remove export controls as rapidly as the supply situation permits.

Uncontrolled exports of food products would result in a marked increase in the already substantial burden of living costs borne by the American people.

I therefore, recommend that the authority derived from the Export Control Act be extended for a period of one year beyond its present expiration date, June 30, 1947.

I urge upon the Congress prompt action in extending this authority.

In my message to the Congress on January 31, 1947, concerning the extension of specified parts of the Second War Powers Act, I stated that it was desirable to delay any communication on the subject of the control of this country's exports…

Export control is an important instrument in carrying out the purpose of these loan programs.

This Government must continue its control over the export of products in critically short supply here and abroad, in order to protect the economy of the United States as well as to discharge our international responsibilities.

Foreign demands for these supplies are therefore extremely large.

The danger of immediate and complete decontrol in the face of continuing domestic and world scarcities is too great for this nation to undertake at this time.