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we carry out faithfully and to the full the disarmament, denazification and
deindustrialzation measures which Allied statesmen have found necessary to
the future peace of the world.
Therefore, in extending my personal congratulations and best wishes to you
as Military Government celebrates its first birthday on 14 July, I think
that
we may look together with pride on our progress during the past year if,
at
the same time, we recognize our weaknesses and pledge ourselves during the
forthcoming year to devote the same energy and sincere effort to our daily
work as we have in the past year.
We have had time to discover our weaknesses of the past and to overcome
their effects in our efforts for the future.
I am grateful to the great majority of you who have given your best with
sincerity and devotion to the task which our country has placed in our hands.
I know that you will join me in the hope that on our 3econd birthday we will
be able to record even greater progress in fulfilling the unselfish objectives
of American occupation.
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