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On the recordSeptember 30, 1929
As stated before, the general lines of reorganization on the administrative side are to centralize the administrative agencies and thus responsibility for investigation and enforcement into the Department of Justice.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on the Appointment of John McNab To Study and Formulate Plans for the Improvement of Prohibition Law Enforcement.

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