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Herbert Hoover: By virtue of the power and authority vested in me by 'An Act to define, regulate and punish trading with the enemy, and…

On the recordMay 13, 1929
By virtue of the power and authority vested in me by 'An Act to define, regulate and punish trading with the enemy, and for other purposes', known as the 'Trading with the Enemy Act', approved October 6, 1917, and amendments thereto, I hereby make the following order, rule and regulation.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 5113-A—Delegating Further Authority to the Alien Property Custodian Under the Trading with the Enemy Act

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