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Harry Truman: I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by…

On the recordMay 30, 1947
I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by the said act of June 15, 1917, do hereby revoke the said Proclamation No. 2412 of June 27, 1940.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2732—Revocation of Proclamation No. 2412, Relating to the Control of Vessels in Territorial Waters of the...

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