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Harry Truman: “Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 1947
Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by the said joint resolution of Congress, and pursuant to the recommendation of the National Munitions Control Board, and in the interest of the foreign-affairs functions of the United States, hereby declare and proclaim that the articles listed below shall, on and after February 20, 1947, be considered arms, ammunition, and implements of war for the purposes of section 12 of the said joint resolution of Congress.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri
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Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 2717—Enumeration of Arms, Ammunition, and Implements of War

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