SI Special Police Established

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Summary

The President approves a bill passed by the Eighty-second Congress (P.L. 206) that authorizes the Secretary to designate Smithsonian employees as special policemen with power to enforce regulations and make arrests.

Subject

Office of Protective Services)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1952, p. 7

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

October 24, 1951

Topic

  • Firsts
  • Law
  • Legislation

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