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On the recordApril 23, 1961
The heads of the departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the Government are directed to give particular attention to compliance with the provisions of 41 U.S.C. § 252(d) and 10 U.S.C. § 2305(d) requiring referral to the Attorney General of bids received in an advertised procurement proceeding which appear to them to evidence a violation of the antitrust laws
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 10936—Reports of Identical Bids

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