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Harry Truman: “By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 206 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, approved…”

On the recordOctober 10, 1950
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 206 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, approved October 12, 1949 (Public Law 351, 81st Congress), and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, I hereby prescribe the following regulations relating to the right of enlisted members of the uniformed services to receive additional pay
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10168—Regulations Relating to the Right of Enlisted Members of the Uniformed Services to Additional Pay for...

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