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Harry Truman: The Secretary of Defense, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of section 7(a)(1) of the Act, may authorize…

On the recordJanuary 18, 1951
The Secretary of Defense, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of section 7(a)(1) of the Act, may authorize personnel of the armed forces detailed to the United Nations to accept directly from the United Nations (a) any or all of the allowances or perquisites to which they are entitled under the first proviso of section 7(a)(1) of the Act, and (b) extraordinary expenses and perquisites incident to such detail.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10206—Providing for Support of United Nations' Activities Directed to the Peaceful Settlement of…

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