FDR: “It is an intolerable situation and we should make shift to amend it.”

Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war.

We shall be equipped to deal with the great overriding question of security, and with the crucial questions of money and exchange...

It is not really of any great importance.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take possession of any and all such mines.