Harry Truman: “NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1…”

On the recordMay 7, 1947

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of June 6, 1941, 55 Stat. 242, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Said by

Democratic · Missouri

Source

Executive Order 9848—Disposal of Certain Foreign Merchant Vessels

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Harry Truman: “NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of June 6, 1941, 55 Stat. 242, it is…”