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Harry Truman: “The Secretary of War is authorized and directed, within thirty days from the date hereof, to reassign to such agencies…”

On the recordMay 12, 1946
The Secretary of War is authorized and directed, within thirty days from the date hereof, to reassign to such agencies and officers of the War Department as he may deem appropriate the functions, duties, and powers heretofore assigned to the service of supply command and to the Commanding General, Services of Supply.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9722—Reassignment of the Functions of the Service of Supply Command and the Commanding General, Services of...

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