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Harry Truman: Possession, control, and operation of any plant or facility, or of the transportation system, or any part thereof, or…

On the recordJune 13, 1945
Possession, control, and operation of any plant or facility, or of the transportation system, or any part thereof, or any real or personal property, taken under this order shall be terminated by the Director when he determines that such possession, control, and operation are no longer necessary for the successful prosecution of the war.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9570—Possession and Operation of the Transportation System, Plants, and Facilities of the Scranton Transit

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