That the provisions of law requiring survey, inspection and measurement, by officers of the United States, of foreign-built ships admitted to United States registry under said Act, are hereby suspended for two years from this date
Woodrow Wilson: “That the provisions of law requiring survey, inspection and measurement, by officers of the United States, of…”
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Executive Order 2039—Admitting Foreign-Built Ships to American Registry
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