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FDR: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Statutes, including the Selective Training and…

On the recordDecember 22, 1943
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Statutes, including the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, and the First War Powers Act, 1941, as President of the United States, and as Commander in Chief of the Army and the Navy, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 9410—Delegation of Certain Functions of the President to the Director of Selective Service

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