FDR: “The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take…”

On the recordApril 9, 1945

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take possession of any and all such mines.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 9536—Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to Take Possession of and to Operate Certain Coal Mines

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FDR: “The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take possession of any and all such mines.”