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On the recordMarch 4, 1948
Disposal operations have been carried on without the uncontrolled dumping of surplus stocks which would have created hazards to business and employment.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress on the Need for a Modern System for the Management of Government Property.

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Nov 5, 1952

I hereby delegate to the Secretary of the Treasury authority to prescribe such rules and regulations not inconsistent herewith as may be necessary further to effectuate the provisions of the act of July 17, 1952, or of this order.

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Nov 24, 1952

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1900, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of My 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is ordered as follows:

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Nov 7, 1952

We are grateful for the privileges and rights inherent in our way of life, and in particular for the basic freedoms, which our citizens can enjoy without fear.

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