TLS as president signed “H.S.T.,” one page, 6.25 x 9.25, White House letterhead, October 5, 1948. Memorandum issued to Dr. Steelman regarding the set up of a reserve military program. In full: "Attached is a Resolution, which is a suggestion for an Executive Order and a memorandum to Secretary of Defense for implementing a program for the Reserve Corps. I'd like to get this job done and I'll appreciate it if you will have the three secretaries—the Army, Navy and Air and the Secretary of Defense, as well as the Budget and the Attorney General, all line up an executive order to implement this program. I'd like to have it promulgated when I get back into town next Saturday—it is of vital importance to National Defense and should be done immediately." In fine condition, with scattered rusty paperclip stains.
Accompanied by a typed draft of Truman's two-page "Executive Order: Organization of the Reserve Units of the Armed Forces," with a "Declassified" stamp dated 1994 and "Confidential" stamps struck through, as well as a carbon copy of the final version. The order directs the heads of the United States military to organize reserve units and establish vigorous and progressive programs of training; requests a report from the Secretary of Defense on actions taken in these areas; and encourages every qualified citizen to take an active part in building up the reserve forces of the US military. A significant group of presidential documents addressing the nation's military readiness in the aftermath of World War II.
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