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Eisenhower: I hereby suspend, from and including the effective date of the said acts, compliance with the provisions of the said…

On the recordSeptember 30, 1954
I hereby suspend, from and including the effective date of the said acts, compliance with the provisions of the said sections: Provided, that this suspension shall not be construed to affect the provisions of the said sections relating to the amount of compensation that may be received by persons employed in skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory positions on the Canal Zone directly or indirectly by any branch of the United States Government or by any corporation or company the stock of which is owned wholly or in part by the United States Government.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Executive Order 10568—Suspending Certain Statutory Provisions Relating to Employment in the Canal Zone

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