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On the recordApril 2, 1930
The Executive order dated March 5, 1930, abolishing New Bern and Manteo, North Carolina, as customs ports of entry in Customs Collection District No. 15 (North Carolina) with headquarters at Wilmington, North Carolina, is hereby suspended indefinitely.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Executive Order 5317—Suspension of Executive Order Abolishing New Bern and Manteo, North Carolina, as Customs Ports of Entry

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