I have found and hereby declare that each reorganization included in Reorganization Plan No. 16 of 1950 is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2(a) of the Reorganization Act of 1949.
Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 16 of 1950.
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