It is hereby ordered that the several executive departments, independent establishments and other government agencies in the District of Columbia, including the Government Printing Office and the Navy Yard and stations, be closed at 1 P.M. on Monday, December 24, 1934, the day preceding Christmas Day, and at 1 P.M. on Monday, December 31, 1934, the day preceding New Year's Day.
Executive Order 6920—Excusing Federal Employees From Duty at 1 P.M. on December 24 and at 1 P.M. on December 31, 1934
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Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war.
We must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take possession of any and all such mines.
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