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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The power, authority, and discretion conferred upon the President by the provisions of the Export Control Act of 1949…”

On the recordMay 23, 1961
The power, authority, and discretion conferred upon the President by the provisions of the Export Control Act of 1949, as amended, are hereby delegated to the Secretary of Commerce, with power of successive redelegation.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 10945—Administration of the Export Control Act of 1949

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