January 31, 1946
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act 922 Stat. 403), Subdivision VIII of Schedule B of the Civil Service Rules is hereby amended by adding thereto a new paragraph, numbered 4, to read as follows:
"4. Positions assigned exclusively to Navy Communications Intelligence activities."
HARRY S. TRUMAN
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 31, 1946
Harry S Truman, Executive Order 9688—Amending Schedule B of the Civil Service Rules Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/278382