On the recordMarch 12, 1950
The rate of compensation fixed for these officers is that which I have found to prevail in respect of comparable officers in the Executive Branch of the Government.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe rate of compensation fixed for these officers is that which I have found to prevail in respect of comparable officers in the Executive Branch of the Government.
Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 3 of 1950.
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