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Harry Truman: I hereby designate Charles F. Wennerstrum, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa, as a member of one…

On the recordMay 14, 1947
I hereby designate Charles F. Wennerstrum, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa, as a member of one of the several military tribunals established by the Military Governor for the United States Zone of Occupation within Germany pursuant to the quadripartite agreement of the Control Council for Germany, enacted December 20, 1945, as Control Council Law No. 10.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9852—Appointment of a Member of a Military Tribunal Established for the Trial and Punishment of Major War Criminals

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