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    "ocrText": "- 21 -\nCongressman Martin asked the President if he wanted any\nadditional legislation at this session of Congress.\nThe President replied that he did not. He wanted the\nCongress to pass the military appropriations that he had requested,\naid to Yugoslavia, the tax bill, and civilian defense legislation.\nCongressman Martin did not know whether his next question\nwould be out of order but he would like to know whether we were\ndoing anything in other countries to get additional support. What\nare the prospects of other countries helping us out? The President\nreplied that that was why Prime Minister Attlee had been over here\nlast week - to talk about our plans for the defense of western\nEurope. The President thought that prospects were good for other\nNATIONAL OFCORDS AN\ncountries sticking with us.\nSERVICE'\nto\nAt this point, General Marshall described briefly the\ndefense plans of France, Belgium, Denmark, Norway and Italy. He\nsaid that agreements had been reached by the military leaders of\nall of these countries, by the deputies, by the defense ministers\nand by the foreign ministers. The United States and all these countries\nwere in agreement as to the number of men each nation would supply in\nthe defense of Europe. General Marshall said he was not concerned"
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