Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby order that, except as hereinafter provided, the transfers, consolidations, and eliminations contemplated by section 4 of Executive ...

I do hereby exempt William F. Staley from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until August 1, 1938.

I do hereby exempt John H. Thomas from the provisions thereof and continue him in the service until October 1, 1938.

it is ordered that John W. Bailey, Junior, and George Gregg Fuller, who resigned their positions as officers in the Foreign Service of the U...