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FDR: I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War to designate the Commanding General, United States Army Forces…

On the recordOctober 17, 1944
I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War to designate the Commanding General, United States Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas, as the military commander within the meaning of the act of March 21, 1942.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 9489—Authorizing and Directing the Secretary of War to Designate a Military Commander for the Territory of...

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