Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

All employees who are citizens of the United States, and alien employees who receive compensation at a rate in excess of $100 a month or 50 cents an hour, with the exception of those who receive such compensation under authority of clause (b) of the proviso in paragraph 6 of this order, as amended, shall be entitled to leave privileges under this order.

Context

Executive Order 9497—Amendment of Executive Order No. 9039 Authorizing Sick and Rest Leave for Alien Employees of the Panama...

11/05/1944

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