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Memorandum from President Harry S. Truman to Secretary of State George Marshall, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, and Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug
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Memorandum from President Harry S. Truman to Secretary of State George Marshall, Secretary of War Robert Patterson, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, and Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug
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May 14, 1947
Memorandum for: Hon. George C. Marshall, Secretary of State
Hon. Robert P. Patterson, Secretary of War
Hon. James Forrestal, Secretary of Navy
Hon. Julius A. Krug, Secretary of Interior
From:
The President
Almost two years ago I asked the Department of State, War,
Navy and Interior to make recommendations to me for the
purpose of implementing a Civil Government in the Pacific
Islands which we then held and which we proposed to take
over.
I have a memorandum from the Secretary of the Interior.
I have no report from the Cabinet Committee and no further
information on the subject, except a recommendation which
was published in the Sunday New York Times by a Civilian
Committee, which the Navy had asked to make a survey.
I'd like very much to have the Cabinet Committee get to-
gether and coordinate a plan to present to me.
It is particularly necessary that we implement a Civil
Government in Guam, at least with the privileges that are
now obtained in Puerto Rico, and a survey should be made
of all the other Islands which we have under our control
for the purpose of giving the native populations the best
Civil Government possible.
H.S.T.
Find-Parific beloned committee must Data.