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and ARCHIVES "INATIONAL AND RECORDS SERVICE" Bth Ind. C.O.Eattory D, 129th F. A+, A.E.F. 14 Hovomber 1918. To: Disbursing Officer, 30th Division, Anerioan E. F. 1. Inviting attertion to the opinion of the Judge Advocate General of the Army, May 6, 1918, to wit: "PAT AND ALLOWANCES 1 B 1: orfice 111 B 5: Nocessity of Accoptance of office. Since appointiments in the National Guard drafted into tho Federal service are made by selection, rathor than according to soniority, no officer is ontitled to the pay and allowences of an advanced grade therein until he de actually appointed thoreto and accepts his comission, oithor expressly or impliedly, by entering upon the duties of tho position. It is not nocessary that the accoptance of the now office be actually it may be indicated by entoring upon the duties or the office. I have boen perforning the duties of the office ever since appointment (signed) H.S.T. Harry S. Truman Captain 129th Field Artillery HST/K Comm'dg. I hereby cortify that I have comparod the forogoing with the original and that it is a. true and porrect copy thoreof. Notary Publico, Jackson County, Mo. mary l Randall My commision expires February 18, 1922.

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