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FDR: The Secretary of War is directed to manage and operate the carriers taken under this Order.

On the recordDecember 26, 1943
The Secretary of War is directed to manage and operate the carriers taken under this Order.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 9412—Possession and Operation of Railroads

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