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Harry Truman: “There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of Defense the authority vested in the President by section 21 of the…”

On the recordJuly 6, 1951
There is hereby delegated to the Secretary of Defense the authority vested in the President by section 21 of the Universal Military Training and Service Act
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10271—Delegating the Authority of the President to Order Members and Units of Reserve Components of the...

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