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I am advised, however, that it is the best bill the Congress will now pass.

All functions and authority of the Economic Stabilization Director are transferred to the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion.

These facts demonstrate that the continuance of effective price control is a vital necessity to our people.

I have signed this measure with reluctance.

I will attend to that when it gets up here.

The Economic Stabilization Board is transferred to the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion for the purpose of advising and consulting with the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion with respect to the functions transferred…

If it is necessary to make another one, I will make it.

I trust that you will exert your very best efforts in bringing about immediate consideration of this legislation, which is so essential to the welfare of the veteran and housing generally.

The Secretary of State is authorized and empowered as he deems necessary in the national interest to direct, manage, supervise or control diplomatic and consular property within the United States owned or controlled by Germany or Japan…

This order supersedes all conflicting provisions of prior Executive orders, including Executive Orders Nos. 8389, as amended, and 9095, as amended.

The Alien Property Custodian shall not exercise any power and authority conferred upon him by any other Executive order with respect to diplomatic and consular property within the Untied States owned or controlled by Germany or Japan…

Subject to the national wage and price stabilization policies as determined by the National Wage Stabilization Board and the Economic Stabilization Director, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, pursuant to the provisions of…

The Secretary of the Interior shall permit the managements of the mines taken under the provisions of this order to continue with their managerial function to the maximum degree possible consistent with the aims of this order

All federal agencies are directed to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior to the fullest extent possible in carrying out the purposes of this order

The Secretary of the Interior shall operate the said mines in accordance with such terms and conditions of employment as are in effect at the time of possession thereof is taken subject to the provisions of section 5 of the War Labor…





