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On the recordJuly 30, 1946
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statues of the United States.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9766—Authorizing the Detail of an Army Officer for Military Duty with the Institute of Inter-American...

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