FDR: “Therefore, by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 1941

Therefore, by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 9 of the act of August 29, 1916, 39 Stat. 547

Said by

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Executive Order 8908—Restoring to the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines Lands Comprising the United States...

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