FDR: “It is hereby ordered that jurisdiction over the hereinafter-described lands be transferred from the Secretary of…”

It seems obvious that we will be more or less responsible for security in all the Pacific waters.

All Federal agencies are directed to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior to the fullest extent possible.

We shall be equipped to deal with the great overriding question of security, and with the crucial questions of money and exchange...

That such a body would be best able to perform its nationally important tasks if created independently of the War Labor Board by the President.