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Woodrow Wilson: “I hereby designate the Secretary of State as the official who shall grant, or in whose name shall be granted, permission…”

On the recordAugust 7, 1918
I hereby designate the Secretary of State as the official who shall grant, or in whose name shall be granted, permission to aliens to depart from or enter the United States;
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Proclamation 1473—Issuance of Passports and Granting of Permits to Depart from and Enter the United States

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