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FDR: The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to exercise, through such officials of the Department of Agriculture…

On the recordSeptember 30, 1942
The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to exercise, through such officials of the Department of Agriculture and its agencies as he may designate, the authority contained in the said Title II of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, to acquire, use, and dispose of any real property, temporary use thereof, or other interest therein
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Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 9249—Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to Acquire and Dispose of Property

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