I am therefore reassuming full responsibility for oil import policies--a responsibility delegated to the Department of the Interior some five years ago--so that there may be full opportunity for the several affected agencies efficiently to coordinate and assert their views.
Memorandum to the Secretary of the Interior Reassuming Responsibility for the Nation's Oil Import Policies
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