FDR: “I want to express the conviction that the greatest of our past American heroes... would consider themselves honored to…”

We all know that the reduction of Government-created barriers to trade will not solve all our trade problems.

Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Improved standards of nutrition, increased levels of farm incomes, avoidance of agricultural surpluses—these are among the important objectives that the Food and Agriculture Organization will assist the Nations of the world in achieving.