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Harry Truman: Whenever the available supply of any food is insufficient to meet all needs therefore the Administrator and the…

On the recordJanuary 2, 1951
Whenever the available supply of any food is insufficient to meet all needs therefore the Administrator and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly determine the division to be made of the available supply.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10200—Establishing the Defense Production Administration

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