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On the recordJune 8, 1942
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and as President of the United States, and acting jointly and in full accord with the Prime Minister of Great Britain, I hereby authorize, on the part of the Government of the United States, the creation of a joint Great Britain-United States board to be known as the Combined Food Board.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Memoranda on Combined Production and Resources Board and Combined Food Board

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