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On the recordMarch 12, 1950
These considerations, together with the beneficial effect which the reorganizations will have on the General Services Administration, lead me to commend Reorganization Plans 15, 16, and 17 to the Congress as important and constructive steps in our program of management reform in the Executive Branch.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plans 15, 16, and 17 of 1950.

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