Any officer or agency having by delegation or otherwise any function under this order shall have all the authority conferred by sections 902 and 903 of Executive Order No. 10161.

There are hereby delegated to the Administrator the functions conferred upon the President by Titles I and II and section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950.

The Administrator shall perform his duties subject to the direction, control, and coordination of the Director of Defense Mobilization.

The Administrator is hereby designated as the certifying authority for the purposes of and within the meaning of subsection (e) of section 124A of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Administrator shall direct the administration of the functions provided for in sections 302 and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 except as to food.

To the extent that provisions of Executive Order No. 10161 of September 9, 1950, are inconsistent with the provisions of this order the latter shall control.

I recommend the enactment of legislation which would permit the posthumous appointment of the late Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker to the grade of General in the Army of the United States.

I believe that General Walker's outstanding accomplishments as Commanding General of the Eighth United States Army in Korea fully entitle him to this recognition.

I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including the said section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do proclaim…

There he proved himself to be a brilliant military commander and his indomitable courage was an inspiration to all the troops under his command.

Attached is a draft of a joint resolution which would authorize this appointment.

I hope that it may receive prompt consideration by the Congress.

I have recommended universal training, I think, seven or eight times.

I can't answer that question because I haven't looked into it.

My position on it hasn't changed.

I read the preliminary part of the letter, and I was very happy to find one sentence in which Senator Byrd said he wanted to cooperate with the Government of the United States and with the President in particular.

We are gradually approaching what is necessary, and if it becomes necessary for that to come about, it will.

Yes, I am always recommending it--I expect a dozen times, altogether.