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In the economic field we are stronger today than Russia
and immeasurably so, and stronger than any other country. No
other country than Russia has any chance to catch up with
us in the economic field. It will take Russia relatively
longer to gain strength in the economic field than in the
political field. Russia is determined to increase her
economic power. She is going to do so. Only the years can
determine whether it is only a question of years before
she may catch up with us in the economic field. The rate
of progress in this respect will depend somewhat on the rate
of development in her political power as compared with ours.
Even if Russia had no carefully defined program of economic
development, her economic power would grow rapidly without
such a program. To scoffers it is only necessary to point
mis
out what/conceptions existed among persons who thought
themselves well informed with regard to the development
of industrial power in Russia in the years immediately before
the war. What did happen should give us an indication of
what can probably and will probably happen. With a real
program the economic power of Russia will develop more
rapidly. The resources of her great territory, and the
satellite States which she is inevitably bringing within
her orbit, should and will be a great economic factor.
TRUMAN
It
TOTAL E.S. ARCHIVES "NATIONAL SERVICE RECORDS AND LIBRARY
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