Harry Truman: “By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested In me by the act of…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 1951

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested In me by the act of July 8, 1940.

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Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10209—Amending Executive Order No. 8557 of September 30, 1940, Entitled 'Prescribing Regulations...'

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Harry Truman: “By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested In me by the act of July 8, 1940.”