Franklin D. Roosevelt

Executive Order 8446—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended

June 17, 1940

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 5(b) of the Act of October 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 411), as amended, and by virtue of all other authority vested in me, I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as amended, so as to extend all the provisions thereof to, and with respect to, property in which France or any national thereof has at any time on or since June 17, 1940, had any interest of any nature whatsoever, direct or indirect; except that, in defining "France" and "national" of France the date "June 17, 1940" shall be substituted for the dates appearing in the definitions of countries and nationals thereof.

Signature of Franklin D. Roosevelt
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

The White House,
June 17, 1940.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 8446—Amendment of Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940, as Amended Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/210310

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