Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

All authority, rights, privileges, powers, duties, and functions transferred or delegated to the Department of Justice are hereby transferred to the Alien Property Custodian.

Context

Executive Order 9142—Transferring Certain Functions

04/20/1942

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