Executive Order 8398

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Executive Order 8398 by President of the United States Prescribing Regulations Governing the Enforcement of the Neutrality of the United States

Executive Order 8399→

Signed by President  Franklin D. Roosevelt  April 25, 1940

Federal Register  page & date: 5 FR 1570, April 27, 1940

See the Notes section for a listing of Executive Orders affected by or related to the issuance of this Executive Order.

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 25th day of April declaring the neutrality of the United States of America in the war now existing between Germany, on the one hand, and Norway, 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 Norway.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The White House,

April 25, 1940.

Notes

Amends

• Executive Order 8233, September 5, 1939;

See Related

• Executive Order 8243, September 8, 1939;
• Executive Order 8249, September 10, 1939;
• Executive Order 8406, May 11, 1940;
• Executive Order 8433, June 10, 1940;
• Proclamation 2399 − Proclaiming the Neutrality of the United States in the War Between Germany, on the One Hand, and Norway, on the Other Hand (April 25, 1940)

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