08/10/1949
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"Subject to the limitations contained in that order, I hereby authorize the Secretary of Commerce to perform and exercise all of the functions and powers vested in and granted to the Secretary of War, ..."
"I have been studying it ever since I was your age, and I don't think a finer system has ever been created in the history of the world."
"This order shall be applicable to articles entered by consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after August 1, 1946"
"It will continue to work just as long as you want it to work."