10/13/1936
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"By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the act of March 26, 1934, 48 Stat. 466 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 118c), the list of basic rates of exchange established by section 4 of Executi..."
"Our national defense is a public use of the highest order."
"The Government has always paid and always will pay a fair compensation."
"The Government should be in a position to obtain this essential equipment and property."