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FDR: It is ordered that the limits of the customs port of entry of Jonesport, Maine, in Customs Collection District No. 1…

On the recordFebruary 24, 1941
It is ordered that the limits of the customs port of entry of Jonesport, Maine, in Customs Collection District No. 1 (Maine and New Hampshire), be, and they are hereby, extended to include the towns (townships) of Beals, Jonesboro, Roque Bluffs, and Machiasport, State of Maine.
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Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8695—Extending the Limits of the Customs Port of Entry of Jonesport, Maine, in Customs Collection District...

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