Harry Truman: “Nothing in this order shall be construed to derogate from the…”

On the recordNovember 5, 1951

Nothing in this order shall be construed to derogate from the authority of the Secretary of the Army under the said Executive Order No. 10155.

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10303—Creating an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between Certain Transportation Systems Operated

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