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Harry Truman: Advance payments shall be made hereunder only after careful scrutiny to determine that such payments will promote the…

On the recordFebruary 1, 1951
Advance payments shall be made hereunder only after careful scrutiny to determine that such payments will promote the national defense
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 10210—Authorizing the Department of Defense and the Department of Commerce to Exercise the Functions and...

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