On the recordMarch 21, 1941
I hereby suspend compliance with the provisions of the said sections during the continuance of the national emergency proclaimed to exist by Proclamation No. 2352 dated September 8, 1939.
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presidency.ucsb.eduFDR: “I hereby suspend compliance with the provisions of the said sections during the continuance of the national emergency…”
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Executive Order 8719—Suspending Certain Statutory Provisions Relating to Employment in the Canal Zone
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