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Import - Export Cartels
These contentious issues of tariffs, international
loans and banking, lend-lease, commercial, and other
treaties, including cartels, should be predicated on the
basis of overall National benefit and protection of the
National strategic potential. The decisions utilized
should be applied realistically a.s both a political and
economic weapon. Cartels as a general rule might well
be avoided wherever possible except where National and
international expediency demands self preservation and
protection.
Training
All manpower of the Nation should be classified and
those best suited for domestic pursuits should then be
developed to the best National economic advantage. This
is not to be construed as regementation, but rather as a
personal civic responsibility and duty of citizen ship.
Those best suited for the Armed Forces, after classifica-
tion based on aptitude tests and introductory training,
should be stimulated to take the prescribed training as
normal combatants or service troops. Supplementing the
normal instruction and technical training in public or
private educational institutions, service schools,
Annapolis, and West Point, the Government of the U.S.A.
could with genuine benefit provide for potential officer
material, upon graduation, optional specialized training,
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