Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Jurisdiction over the above-mentioned 35-acre tract of land is hereby transferred to the Navy Department for the duration of the emergency proclaimed by me on May 27, 1941.

Context

Executive Order 9343—Transferring Jurisdiction and Control Over Certain Lands on Government Island, California, to the Navy...

05/18/1943

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