It is ordered that, subject to valid existing rights, jurisdiction over the acquired lands...be, and it is hereby, transferred to the Department of the Interior
FDR
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1933, until his death on April 12, 1945. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in New York and is best known for his leadership during two of the most significant crises in American history: the Great Depression and World War II. Roosevelt implemented the New Deal, a series of programs and reforms aimed at economic recovery and social welfare, which fundamentally reshaped the role of the federal government in American life.
All enemies who have entered upon the territory of the United States should be promptly tried in accordance with the Law of War
The Commission shall have power to and shall, as occasion requires, make such rules for the conduct of the proceedings, consistent with the powers of Military Commissions under the Articles of War, as it shall deem necessary for a full and…
If personnel having the requisite qualifications are not available, or if the Secretary of State determines that the Government of the United States is unable for any reason to comply with the request of a foreign government, he shall so…
All requests of foreign governments for the loan of the services of officers and employees of the Government of the United States shall be communicated through the diplomatic channel to the Secretary of State.
No reimbursement shall be accepted from any foreign government for any expenses not authorized in accordance with these regulations, and no funds advanced by a foreign government shall be used to pay any expenses not authorized in…
Only officers and employees of the Government of the United States possessing special scientific or other technical or professional qualifications shall be assigned under the said act.
I, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, do hereby appoint as a Military Commission the following persons:
All officers and employees detailed pursuant to the provisions of the said act shall receive from the department or agency in which they are employed reimbursement for travel expenses to and from the place of detail.
No officer or employee shall be assigned under any government other than the governments of the other American republics, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, and Liberia.
Such persons shall not be privileged to seek any remedy or maintain any proceeding in the courts of the United States
I hereby suspend, effective July 1, 1942, compliance with the provisions of the said sections during the continuance of any of the wars in which the United States is now engaged.
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title II of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, approved March 27, 1942.
We are well on our way toward achieving the rate of production which will bring us to our goals.
I am going to give today just a few which are definitely going to give the Axis just the opposite of 'aid and comfort.'
Here is a figure which the Axis will not be very happy to hear—in that one month alone we produced over 50,000 machine guns of all types.
We ordinarily do not release production figures because they might give aid and comfort to the enemy.
It is ordered that all the hereinafter-described lands and waters... be, and they are hereby, reserved and set apart.
It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 9139 of April 18, 1942, establishing the War Manpower Commission in the Executive Office of the President, be, and it is hereby, amended to include in the membership of the said Commission a…
The Director shall discharge and perform his functions and duties under the direction and supervision of the President.
The authority, functions, and duties of the Director shall not extend to the Western Hemisphere exclusive of the United States and Canada.





