FDR: “I deem it inadvisable to establish a precedent of approving payments of this character.”

The logic of events and our clear and pressing national interest must override our old party controversies.

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

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.

The name of the customs port of entry of Marshfield, Oregon, in Customs Collection District Number 29 (Oregon), is changed to Coos Bay, Oregon.