FDR: “The authority, functions, and duties of the Director shall not extend…”

On the recordJune 12, 1942

The authority, functions, and duties of the Director shall not extend to the Western Hemisphere exclusive of the United States and Canada.

Said by

Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 9182—Consolidating Certain War Information Functions Into an Office of War Information

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