Woodrow Wilson actually said...

These regulations are subject to modification by the senior officer of the Harbor Entrance Patrol when the public interest may require; and such notification as circumstances may permit will be issued regarding modifications thus made.

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Executive Order 2692—Establishing Defensive Sea Areas for Terminal Ports of the Panama Canal, and Providing Regulations for...

08/26/1917

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