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On the recordMay 19, 1914
The committee is authorized to spend such sums as may be available for printing, postage, correspondence, employment of clerks, and other necessary expenses connected with formally and officially opening the Panama Canal, as may be approved by the Secretary of War.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 1944—To Create a Committee to Formally and Officially Open the Panama Canal

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