Harry Truman actually said...

The Petroleum Administrator is hereby authorized and directed, through and with the aid of any persons or instrumentalities that he may designate, to take possession of the plants and facilities at the Cabin Creek Oil Field of the Pure Oil Company, located at Dawes, West Virginia, and, to the extent that he may deem necessary, of any real or personal property and other assets, wherever situated, used in connection with the operations thereof

06/04/1945

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