And I do hereby require all magistrates, attorneys, and other civil officers within the United States and all officers and others in the military and naval services of the United States to take distinct notice of this suspension and to give it full effect.
Proclamation 104—Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus Throughout the United States
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