The President's News Conference
07/09/1931
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In other words, there will be complete conservation of Government oil in this administration.
Admiral Moffett has been continued as Chief of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics.
There will be no diplomatic appointments made until after Mr. Stimson's arrival in Washington.
There will be no leases or disposal of Government oil lands, no matter what category they may lie in, of Government holdings or Government c...