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FDR: I hereby suspend, from and including the respective effective dates of said acts, compliance with the provisions of the…

On the recordJune 30, 1943
I hereby suspend, from and including the respective effective dates of said acts, 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 9359—Suspending Certain Statutory Provisions Relating to Employment in the Canal Zone

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