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FDR: Greenwich, Middletown, Norwalk, South Manchester, and Stamford, Connecticut, are hereby abolished as customs ports of…

On the recordOctober 25, 1933
Greenwich, Middletown, Norwalk, South Manchester, and Stamford, Connecticut, are hereby abolished as customs ports of entry in customs collection district no. 6 (Connecticut), with headquarters at Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 6365—Greenwich, Middletown, Norwalk, South Manchester, and Stamford, Connecticut, Abolished as Customs Ports...

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