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Harry Truman: “The administration of American Samoa is hereby transferred from the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of the…”

On the recordJune 28, 1951
The administration of American Samoa is hereby transferred from the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of the Interior, such transfer to become effective on July 1, 1951.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri
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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Executive Order 10264—Transfer of the Administration of American Samoa from the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of...

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