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Harry Truman: “Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize any contracts in violation of existing law relating to limitation of…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1951
Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize any contracts in violation of existing law relating to limitation of profits, or the payment of a fee in excess of such limitation as may be specifically set forth in the act appropriating the funds or granting the contract authorization obligated by a contract
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10210—Authorizing the Department of Defense and the Department of Commerce to Exercise the Functions and...

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