Jun 7, 1931
In the event of public emergency any retired Foreign Service officer may be recalled temporarily to active service by the President, and while so serving he is entitled in lieu of his retirement allowance to the full pay of the class in…
Herbert Hoover
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Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1929, to March 4, 1933. A member of the Republican Party, Hoover was born in Iowa but later moved to California. Before his presidency, he served as the Secretary of Commerce from 1921 to 1928, where he focused on promoting economic growth and efficiency. Hoover was also known for his humanitarian efforts during World War I, leading relief efforts in Europe and earning a reputation as a skilled administrator.
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Jun 5, 1931
It was determined, in view of a report by the Navy that Guam no longer has any military value, that all activities there would be reduced to the minimum basis required for the civil government of the island.
Jun 5, 1931
Exhaustive studies are in progress in all different operations of the Navy with a view to increasing savings wherever possible without injury to needed employment and efficiency in training.
Jun 5, 1931
Every division of the Navy was gone over with great care at the conference this afternoon to ascertain the economies that could be made in the Navy without sacrificing efficiency.
Jun 4, 1931
The problem in silver is the fact that whereas production has not materially increased, the demonetization of silver in certain localities and the exigencies of certain other governments have led to the sale of considerable amounts of…
Jun 4, 1931
The construction employees, since January 1930, however--that is a year and 5 months ago-have increased from 235,000 to 655,000 at the present moment.
Jun 4, 1931
It is my own impression that that might be of some advantage--that they might be able to develop a program which at least would be worth consideration by the governments.
Jun 4, 1931
And it certainly would do no harm if there was an informal conference, much as there was over wheat or many other conferences that are constantly going on over the world.
Jun 3, 1931
Except in so far as the same will have application to use by the Federal Government of the tracts of land indicated in paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof, the reservations and restrictions incorporated in Executive order of June 26, 1924, supra…
Jun 3, 1931
There is reserved to the United States the right to obtain, out of the source of water supply at Spring Reserve Lot, all the water needed for military purposes on the portion of the Keaahala Military Reservation being retained by the…
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