Therefore, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces by the Constitution and laws of the United States, I am hereby ordering that the following measures be taken to restore law and order in the United States Virgin Islands.
Memorandum on the Civil Disorder in the United States Virgin Islands
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