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On the recordAugust 23, 1946
Punishments for violations of Articles of War 58, 59, 61, and 86 as to offenses committed in occupied enemy territory after the effective date of this order shall be subject to the limitations prescribed by the Table of Maximum Punishments, paragraph 104 (c) of A Manual for Courts-Martial, United States Army (1928).
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9772—Restoring Limitations Upon Punishments for Certain Violations of Articles of War 58, 59, 61 and 86, as...

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