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September 26, 1946 DEAR GENERAL MARSHALL: HAVE READ YOUR GOLD 1549 OF SEPTEMBER TWENTY-THIRD WITH GREAT INTEREST. YOU ARE DOING A HEROIC JOB. I HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE IN YOU. I KNOW YOU CAN "PULL THE CHESTNUT OUT OF THE CROSS FIRE" IF IT CAN BE DONE AT ALL. The President