General Government Matters Appropriations for 1956: Hearings ... 84th Congress, 1st Session, Parts 956-960

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Page 21 - Commerce shall, as may be necessary for the effectuation of the purposes of this order, furnish assistance to the Committee in accordance with section 214 of the act of May 3, 1945, 59 Stat. 134 (31 USC 691).
Page 1 - (1) investigate allegations in writing under oath or affirmation that certain citizens of the United States are being deprived of their right to vote and have that vote counted by reason of their color, race, religion, sex or national origin; which writing, under oath or affirmation, shall set forth the facts upon which such belief or beliefs are based...
Page 65 - Fund shall consist of all sums covered into the Treasury pursuant to the provisions of section 39 of the Trading With the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917, as amended.
Page 94 - Act of 1955: (b) In order to further the policy and purpose of this section, whenever the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization has reason to believe that any article is being imported into the United States in such quantities as to threaten to impair the national security...
Page 129 - Council shall be to advise the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating, to the national security so as to enable the military services and the other departments and agencies of the Government to cooperate more effectively in matters involving the national security.
Page 144 - For the purpose of coordinating the intelligence activities of the several Government departments and agencies in the interest of national security...
Page 72 - I have a statement which, with your permission, I would like to submit for the record and summarize orally.
Page 49 - Communist-action organization" means — (a) any organization in the United States (other than a diplomatic representative or mission of a foreign government accredited as such by the Department of State) which (i) is substantially directed, dominated, or controlled by the foreign government or foreign organization controlling the world Communist movement...
Page 19 - Council — (1) to assess and appraise the objectives, commitments, and risks of the United States in relation to our actual and potential military power, in the interest of national security, for the purpose of making recommendations to the President in connection therewith...

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