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On the recordMay 2, 1945
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take possession of any and all such mines
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9548—Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to Take Possession of and to Operate Certain Coal Mines

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