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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 14, 1946

NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in my by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1901, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is order as follows

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 11, 1946

I strongly urge all citizens of this country to familiarize themselves with our Army Air Forces and to recall in appreciation the importance and the influence of air power in our national life.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 10, 1946

He will be home very shortly, and will immediately make a statement on the Paris conference, and I would prefer that he make the comments, because he was there.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 10, 1946

It's a pleasure to me to be able to welcome you to Washington this morning.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 10, 1946

Well, there is nothing that transpired between Mr. Byrnes and myself that hasn't been in the newspapers.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 10, 1946

We don't believe in wars any more, of course, but I do believe that if we can implement the United Nations Organization with a police force behind it sufficient to make its mandates stand up, we can have world peace.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 10, 1946

And I told them they would have the full cooperation of the administration in that endeavor.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 10, 1946

It is a pleasure for me to have you here this morning, and to be able to make a few off-the-cuff remarks on a subject that is very close to my heart.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 10, 1946

Why certainly. That's what Paul Fitzpatrick came in here for, and I was glad to discuss politics with him.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 10, 1946

The Cabinet committees of Great Britain and the United States are now meeting on the implementation of the report of the Commission, and I have no comment to make at the present time.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jul 10, 1946

No. Somebody may have recommended him, and I haven't--the letter may not yet have reached me.

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