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FDR: By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, and particularly by the…

On the recordApril 23, 1943
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, and particularly by the First War Powers Act, 1941, it is ordered as follows.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 9336—Authorizing Financing Arrangements to Facilitate the Prosecution of the War

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