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On the recordMarch 20, 1947
There shall be a loyalty investigation of every person entering the civilian employment of any department or agency of the executive branch of the Federal Government.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9835—Prescribing Procedures for the Administration of an Employees Loyalty Program in the Executive Branch...

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