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FDR: By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of August 12, 1935 (Public, No. 260, 74th Cong.), it…

On the recordDecember 2, 1935
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of August 12, 1935 (Public, No. 260, 74th Cong.), it is hereby ordered that the records, papers, and property of the Railroad Retirement Board be transferred.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 7239—Transfer of Records and Property of the Railroad Retirement Board

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