On the recordJanuary 20, 1948
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 507(b) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, approved August 7, 1947 (Public Law 381, 80th Congress), it is ordered as follows:
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 507(b) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, approved August 7, 1947…”
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