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Harry Truman: “NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, it…”

On the recordOctober 29, 1952
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, it is ordered as follows:
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10402—Enforcement of the Convention for Safety of Life At Sea, 1948

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