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On the recordJuly 18, 1946
The Secretary of the Interior shall operate the said mines in accordance with such terms and conditions of employment as are in effect at the time of possession thereof is taken subject to the provisions of section 5 of the War Labor Disputes Act
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9758—Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to Take Possession of and to Operate Certain Coal Mines

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