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Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Secretary of Defense James Forrestal
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Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Secretary of Defense James Forrestal
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March 10, 1948
My dear Mr. Secretary:
Conditions in various localities in Europe have become
such as to constitute a real menace to our troops and
a threat to the primary security interests of the United
States. Accordingly, I have determined that the immedi-
ate acquisition by Italy of the munitions and material
covered in the memorandum from the National Security
Council which I approved on February 13, 1948, is in our
national interest.
Consequently, I direct that immediate steps be taken to
expedite the assistance to Italy covered in that memo-
randum, even though some portion or all of the proceeds
of reimbursement which may be received for the muni-
tions and material may not be made available under exist-
ing law to the armed forces for replacement of certain
portions of the equipment and to defray the cost of packing,
erating, and shipping, but which reimbursement must be
deposited in the Treasury.
I hereby validate the steps already taken to comply with
these instructions.
Sincerely yours,
HARRY S. TRUMAN
The Honorable James Forrestal
Secretary of Defense
Washington, D. C.
s.
RECORDE AND
(envelope marked Personal)
:
SERVICE"