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Harry Truman: “Succession to office pursuant to this order shall be on a temporary or interim basis and shall not have the effect of…”

On the recordMarch 6, 1952
Succession to office pursuant to this order shall be on a temporary or interim basis and shall not have the effect of vacating the statutory position held by the successor.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10332—Prescribing the Order of Succession of Officers to Act as Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Army...

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