Harry Truman actually said...
After the effective date of the rules and regulations hereinafter authorized, no alien shall enter or attempt to enter the United States unless he is in possession of a valid unexpired permit to enter issued by the Secretary of State, or by an appropriate officer designated by the Secretary of State, or is exempted from obtaining a permit to enter, in accordance with rules and regulations which the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Attorney General, is hereby authorized to prescribe.
Context
Proclamation 2850—Amendment of Proclamation No. 2523 Prescribing Regulations Relating to the Control of Persons Entering or...
08/16/1949