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Harry Truman: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (Public Law 9, 82d Congress), hereinafter…”

On the recordOctober 30, 1951
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (Public Law 9, 82d Congress), hereinafter referred to as the Act, and as President of the United States, it is ordered as follows:
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10299—Designating an Additional Agency Pursuant to Section 103(a) of the Renegotiation Act of 1951

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