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Harry Truman: The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to perform the functions and exercise the powers and authority vested…

On the recordJanuary 24, 1951
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to perform the functions and exercise the powers and authority vested in the President by the Yugoslav Emergency Relief Assistance Act of 1950.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10208—Providing for the Administration of the Yugoslav Emergency Relief Assistance Act of 1950

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