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FDR: “The duties and functions of the Hydrographic Office and Naval Observatory, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, are…”

On the recordApril 7, 1942
The duties and functions of the Hydrographic Office and Naval Observatory, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, are hereby transferred to the cognizance and jurisdiction of the Chief of Naval Operations under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 9126—Transferring Cognizance of the Duties and Functions of the Hydrographic Office and the Naval...

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