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Harry Truman: Notwithstanding objection on the part of the agency which has classified or otherwise withheld information, the Director…

On the recordJune 7, 1945
Notwithstanding objection on the part of the agency which has classified or otherwise withheld information, the Director may recommend release of such information for publication to the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy, whichever shall have primary interest in such information, or to both the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy when they shall both have a substantial interest in such information.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9568—Providing for the Release of Scientific Information

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