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Harry Truman: By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 1 of the act of March 3, 1925, 43 Stat. 1212, it is hereby ordered…

On the recordMay 15, 1947
By virtue of the authority vested in me by sections 1 of the act of March 3, 1925, 43 Stat. 1212, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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