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Harry Truman: The Department of the Army shall have the right to re-enter any of such cemeteries subsequent to the effective date of…

On the recordMay 13, 1949
The Department of the Army shall have the right to re-enter any of such cemeteries subsequent to the effective date of the transfer of functions with respect thereto for the purpose of making exhumations or reinterments should any such action become necessary.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10057—Transferring to the American Battle Monuments Commission Functions Pertaining to Certain United States

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