FDR: “Nebraska, Alaska, be, and it is hereby, abolished as a customs port of…”

On the recordAugust 27, 1937

Nebraska, Alaska, be, and it is hereby, abolished as a customs port of entry.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 7699—Abolishing Nome, Alaska, as a Customs Port of Entry

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FDR: “Nebraska, Alaska, be, and it is hereby, abolished as a customs port of entry.”