Executive Order 9217—Authorizing the Reconstruction Finance Corporation To Acquire and Dispose of Property Deemed Necessary for Military, Naval, or Other War Purposes
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title II of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, approved March 27, 1942 (Public Law 507, 77th Congress), the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is hereby authorized to exercise the authority contained in the said Title II of the Second War Powers Act, 1942, to acquire, use, and dispose of any real property, temporary use thereof, or other interest therein, together with any personal property located thereon, or used therewith, that the Corporation shall deem necessary for military, naval or other war purposes.
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
The White House,
August 7, 1942.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 9217—Authorizing the Reconstruction Finance Corporation To Acquire and Dispose of Property Deemed Necessary for Military, Naval, or Other War Purposes Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/372298