11/12/1947
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"By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 426(c) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, as amended (Public Law 67, 82nd Congress), it is hereby ordered as follows:"
"We urgently need the air bases and depots and other installations that are covered by the House bill."
"They are absolutely vital to our whole defense plan."
"We just can't afford to let it happen."