May 13, 1942
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403), Executive Order No. 8975 of December 13, 1941, authorizing the Attorney General to make appointments in the Alien Property Division, Department of Justice, without regard to the requirements of the Civil Service Act and Rules, is hereby revoked.
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
The White House,
May 13, 1942.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 9161—Revoking Executive Order No. 8975 of December 13, 1941 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/371714