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On the recordJuly 18, 1946
Subject to the national wage and price stabilization policies as determined by the National Wage Stabilization Board and the Economic Stabilization Director, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the War Labor Disputes Act, following such negotiations as he may deem necessary with the duly constituted representatives of the employees, to apply to the National Wage Stabilization Board for appropriate changes in the terms and conditions of employment for the period of the operation of the said mines by the Government
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9758—Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to Take Possession of and to Operate Certain Coal Mines

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