Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is intended that the lands transferred by this order shall be returned to the Secretary of Agriculture, for use, administration, and disposition pursuant to Title III of the said Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, when they are no longer needed for military purposes.

Context

Executive Order 9224—Transferring Jurisdiction Over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of War...

08/14/1942

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