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FDR: I hereby further authorize and direct the Solicitor of Commerce to perform the duties of the Secretary of Commerce in…

On the recordSeptember 16, 1940
I hereby further authorize and direct the Solicitor of Commerce to perform the duties of the Secretary of Commerce in case of the absence, sickness, resignation, or death of the Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretary of Commerce, and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8541—Designation of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and the Solicitor of Commerce To Act as Secretary of...

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