FDR: “To keep the peace is a fundamental policy of the United States;”

It seems obvious that we will be more or less responsible for security in all the Pacific waters.

It is ordered that the following changes be, and they are hereby, made in the customs field organization.

That the President appoint a commission for these purposes.

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.