Harry Truman actually said...

The administration of the trust territory is hereby transferred from the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of the Interior, such transfer to become effective on July 1, 1951.

Context

Executive Order 10265—Transfer of the Administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from the Secretary of the...

06/28/1951

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