Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"I hereby authorize the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs."

"It is hereby ordered as follows: The following-named vessels are transferred from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to the service and jurisdiction of the Navy Department."

"The above-named officers shall serve under their commissions in the Coast and Geodetic Survey."

"The above-named vessels and officers shall be returned to the Coast and Geodetic Survey when the present national emergency ceases to exist."