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On the recordJanuary 22, 1946
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, I hereby create a board of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate said disputes.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9684—Creating An Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes Between the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad, Chicago...

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