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On the recordMarch 12, 1950
I have found and hereby declare that it is necessary to include in the accompanying reorganization plan, by reason of reorganizations made thereby, provisions for the appointment and compensation of an Assistant Attorney General and an Administrative Assistant Attorney General.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 2 of 1950.

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