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FDR: “I hereby suspend, effective July 1, 1942, compliance with the provisions of the said sections during the continuance of…”

On the recordJune 29, 1942
I hereby suspend, effective July 1, 1942, compliance with the provisions of the said sections during the continuance of any of the wars in which the United States is now engaged.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 9188—Suspending Certain Statutory Provisions Relating to Employment in the Canal Zone

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