Executive Order 8406—Prescribing Regulations Governing the Enforcement of the Neutrality of the United States

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 eleventh day of May declaring the neutrality of the United States of America in the war now existing between Germany, on the one hand, and Belgium, Luxemburg, and the Netherlands, 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 Belgium, Luxemburg, and the Netherlands.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

The White House,
May 11, 1940.