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On the recordDecember 13, 1948
I hereby further exempt the said Harry B. Mitchell from compulsory retirement for an indefinite period of time.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10021—Further Exemption of Harry B. Mitchell From Compulsory Retirement for Age

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