Legislative Origins of the Truman Doctrine

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. This is the first of a historical series of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearings held in executive session and relating to important historical topics during the early post-World War II period. The transcripts of these hearings, along with related material from committee files, are published in their complete form.<br><br>The transcript regulations of the committee read in relevant part as follows:<br><br>Declassification of executive transcripts and other executive records.<br><br>Executive transcripts and other executive records of the committee shall be released to the National Archives and Records Service for unclassified use in accordance with the policies of that agency whenever all members of the committee at the time such transcripts or records were made shall no longer be living or shall no longer be Members of the Senate and shall have given their permission for such use.<br><br>In accordance with the committee's regulations, former Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. has given his permission for this publication and the Department of State has indicated that it has no foreign policy objection to the publication of these hearings.<br><br>The hearings which are printed herewith have not been corrected for grammar or mistakes made by verbatim reporters inasmuch as most participants are no longer available.