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On the recordSeptember 1, 1954
I see no reason why the Government should not be subject to the same limitations on retroactive review of its freight charges as the commercial shipper.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill To Establish the Finality of Contracts Between the Government and Common Carriers.

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