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On the recordAugust 13, 1946
Moreover, such authority is likely to result in a duplication of certain functions which the Department of Agriculture and its constituent units are authorized and able to perform.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill Authorizing Certain Activities of the Bureau of Reclamation.

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