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Show LEND-LEASE TO BE CONTINUED President Truman has notified Congress that Lend Lease will be continued, on a reduced schedule, to the destitute peoples of liberated liberat-ed Europe, and he has also directed direct-ed major government Procurement Agencies to grant priorities to satisfy sat-isfy the "minimum civilian requirements" re-quirements" of the liberated countries coun-tries in northwestern Europe. The President points out that reports received by him from an on-the-scene investigation in Europe impressed im-pressed him that "to a great extent ex-tent the future peace of Europe depends on the restoration- of the economy of these countries, including includ-ing a reasonable standard of living liv-ing and employment." The President Presi-dent added: "It is the established policy of this government to accept ac-cept its responsibility as far as it is possible to do so." |