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Harry Truman: The administration of that portion of the trust territory which includes the islands of Tinian and Saipan is hereby…

On the recordNovember 9, 1952
The administration of that portion of the trust territory which includes the islands of Tinian and Saipan is hereby transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Navy.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10408—Transfer of the Administrion of the Portion of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Which...

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