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Harry Truman: The requirement of a review of the transfer of property between the military departments of the Department of Defense…

On the recordMay 14, 1951
The requirement of a review of the transfer of property between the military departments of the Department of Defense is, in effect, a contradiction of the principle of increased interservice utilization of property by the military departments, which is an essential feature of unification.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Veto of Bill Relating to Land Acquisition and Disposal Actions by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Federal Civil Defense Administration

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