Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is ordered as follows: Each Federal civil agency performing services in Puerto Rico or in the Virgin Islands shall make current reports to the Secretary of the Interior concerning the work of such agency in such manner and form and at such times as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.

Context

Executive Order 9383—Coordination of Functions and Policies of Federal Civil Agencies in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

10/04/1943

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