Franklin D. Roosevelt

Executive Order 8249—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Enforcement of the Neutrality of the United States

September 10, 1939

Whereas, under the treaties of the United States and the law of nations it is the duty of the United States, in any war in which the United States is a neutral, not to permit the commission of unneutral acts within the jurisdiction of the United States;

And Whereas, a proclamation was issued by me on the 10th day of September declaring the neutrality of the United States of America in the war now existing between Germany, on the one hand, and Canada, on the other hand:

Now, Therefore, in order to make more effective the enforcement of the provisions of said treaties, law of nations, and proclamation, I hereby prescribe that the provisions of my Executive Order No. 8233 of September 5, 1939, prescribing regulations governing the enforcement of the neutrality of the United States, apply equally in respect to Canada.

Signature of Franklin D. Roosevelt
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
September 10, 1939.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 8249—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Enforcement of the Neutrality of the United States Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/371886

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