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The White House HARHY s NATIONAL TRUMAN LIMITS ARCHIVES Mashington RECORDS SERVICE U.S. GOVERNMENT MAY 23 1 59 AM 1947 WU B80 NL PD LAWRENCE MASS MAY 22 1947 252-A THE PRESIDENT THE WHITE HOUSE MAY I RESPECTFULLY POINT OUT THAT YOUR EXECUTIVE ORDER 9835 SEEMS TO ALLOW THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ALONE TO LABEL AND A DESIGNATE ANY PERSON OR GROUP AS SUBVERSIVE STOP THIS IS MUCH TOO GREAT A POWER IN OUR COUNTRY TO PLACE IN ANY ONE MAN STOP IT IS NOW SO PLACED IN RUSSIA AND WAS DISASTROUSLY SO PLACED IN FASCIST ITALY AND NAZI GERMANY STOP THE JUDGEMENT