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Executive Order 10340
Directing the Secretary of Commerce To Take Possession of and Operate the Plants and Facilities of Certain Steel Companies
Signed by Harry S. Truman on Apr 8, 1952.
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Vote Files. (2026, September 28). Executive Order 10340: Directing the Secretary of Commerce To Take Possession of and Operate the Plants and Facilities of Certain Steel Companies [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10340
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Vote Files. "Executive Order 10340: Directing the Secretary of Commerce To Take Possession of and Operate the Plants and Facilities of Certain Steel Companies." Last modified September 28, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10340.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_10340,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 10340: Directing the Secretary of Commerce To Take Possession of and Operate the Plants and Facilities of Certain Steel Companies}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10340}},
note = {Citation ID eo-10340; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1952.html; last checked 2026-09-28; accessed 2026-09-29}
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