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229037195
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Message from George Elsey to President Harry S. Truman
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229037195
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Message from George Elsey to President Harry S. Truman
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President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration)
Korean War Files
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1950-10-01
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1950
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THE INDEPENDENCE
IN FLIGHT
TO
THE PRESIDENT
FROM
GEORGE ELSET
ADMIRAL RADFORD PHONE ME AT AIRPORT JUST BEFORE WE BOARDED
THE PLANE AND ASKED ME TO TELL YOU THAY EVERY WORD OF YOUR
SPEECH WAS HEARD CLEARLY IN HONOLULU. RADFORD PARTICULARLY
IMPRESSED W ITH THE EASTERN SECTION AND HE WANTS YOU TO
KNOW THAT HE REGARDS IT AS QUOTE THE GREATEST SPEECH IN THE
CAUSE OF PEACE I HAVE EVER HEARD UNQUOTE. ASKED ME TO SAY
THAT HE HOPES YOU WILL RETURN TO HAWAII VERY SOON.
TRUNAR
SIGNED
GEORGE ELSEY
(SERVIGE"