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Harry Truman: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by the joint resolution approved December 30, 1947 (Public Law 395, 80th…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 1948
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the joint resolution approved December 30, 1947 (Public Law 395, 80th Congress), and as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9919—Delegating Authority and Establishing Procedures Under the Joint Resolution Approved December 30, 1947

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