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Harry Truman: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including the Defense Production Act of 1950…”

On the recordJuly 9, 1952
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, and as President of the United States, it is ordered that Executive Order No. 10161 of September 9, 1950, 15 F.R. 6105-6108, as amended, shall be, and it is hereby, further amended by adding the following at the end of part V thereof.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10373—Amending Executive Order No. 10161 with Respect to Real Estate Credit

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