Harry Truman: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of May 22, 1947…”

On the recordMay 30, 1947

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of May 22, 1947, entitled 'An Act to Provide for Assistance to Greece and Turkey,'

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Executive Order 9862—Providing for the Transfer of Personnel to the American Mission for Aid to Greece and the American...

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Harry Truman: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of May 22, 1947, entitled 'An Act to Provide for Assistance to Greece…”

Editor's note · Context