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Harry Truman: “Any person who in order to perform active service with the military or naval forces of the United States has left, or…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 1946
Any person who in order to perform active service with the military or naval forces of the United States has left, or leaves, a position (other than a temporary position) which is covered into the classified civil service under section 1 of this order shall be reinstated in the department or agency to the position in which he last served or to a position of like seniority, status, and pay in the same department or agency, and upon reinstatement thereto may acquire a classified civil-service status.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri
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presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 9678—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8743 of April 23, 1941, Extending the Classified Civil Service

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