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Analysis of Justice Memorandum on President's Statutory Authorities in Oil Crises

OGC-83-6 Published: Mar 04, 1983. Publicly Released: Mar 04, 1983.
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GAO was asked to analyze documents prepared by the administration under the Energy Emergency Preparedness Act of 1982; one of these documents is a legal memorandum prepared by the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel.

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