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.
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
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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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