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J Edgar Hoover — Part 1

220 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Apr 17, 1930 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: J Edgar Hoover · 220 pages OCR'd
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3 heeet Ser, KIFo#e i } | “Pew ‘Wo. Lig . 4 ; ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN. PETITION FOR LEAVE TO TURN OVER PROPERTY TO ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN UNDER SECTION 7 (4), “TRADING -WITH THE ENEMY ACT.” Pection F of the “Trading with the ememny act” defines “apemy” and ‘‘ally of enemy” as follows: “Buc. 2. That the ward ‘enemy,’ as used berein, shall be deemed to mann. for the purposes of such trading and of thie act-— Yq) Any individual, partnership, or other body of individuals, of any nationality, resident within the territory (including that occupied by the military and neral forces) of any nation with which the United States is at war, or resident outside the United States and doing business within such territory, and aby corporation incorporated within such territory of any nation with which the United States is at war of incorporated within any country other than the United States and doing busines within such territory. ee ee eg = “(b) The goveroment of any pation with which the United Statew is at war, or any political or municipal eubdiriaion thereof, or any officer, agent, or agency thereof. “(e) Buch other individuals, or body or clase of individuals, se may be patives, citizens, or subjecte of any nation with which the United Ssates is at war, ether than citinens of the Uaieed Bustes, wherever resident or wherever doing business, as the President, if he ahal) find the safety of the United States or the succemful prosecution of the war shal! eo require, may, by proclamation, include within the term ‘enemy.’ “The words ‘ally of epempy,’ as used herein, shall be destined to menn— + ““(a) Any individual, partnership, or other body of individuals, of any nationality, resident within the territory (including that occupied by the military and naval forces) of any mation which is an ally of » mation with which the United States ia at war, or reaidevt outside the United States and doing bosinest within such territory, and any corporation incorporated within y wuch territory of such ally nation, or incanporated within aay Gawatsy ether shan abe Uniied Qisverend deing busi within , . “@) The govacement af cary uation which & om wily f 0 mation With Which the United States is at war, or any political oc P municipal eubdivision of such ally nation, of any officer, official, agent, or agency thereof. “(e) Buch other individuals, o body or class of individuals, as may be natives, citirens, or subjects of any nation which is ap ally of s nation with which the United States is at was, other than citisens of the Upised States, wherever resident! or wheeeret noo. > . sdcing bosiness, w2 the President, i he shal) find the aafety of the United States or the successful provecution of the war shali ro 7 require, msy, by proclamation, include within the term ‘ally of enemy’.” The Prnidential Preciamseticn af February 5, 2018, in purvesece of cection 2 (¢) af the art, incteded within the wemsing of Gee wad _ “enemy,” tor the parpans of the ““Sinding with the amemny act": ; ; “AN eatives, cltinns, ar subjects of the Gevnen Euapise a of thy Aumre-Busgaries Warpire who, by wistes al the poo- ' , ‘viciens of sactions Sour Ghewsund ond eixty-crven, four thowmd und sixty.tight, four thousnnd sad sixty-tinc, and four thousand | and seventy, of the Revised Statutes, and of the proclamstions and regulations thereunder, bate been heretaiore or may bo } Deveatter tmastorred after arrest into the custody of the War Department for detention Guriag the war.” Section 7 (¢) of the “Tending with the enemy act” be as faliows: “Hi ast sequived to pay, comvey, wanaier, savign, @ deltver ander the provisions of ethecction {c) heveel, any panen aut ar : a enemy @ ally of cnemy who owes ta, of bebds fer, of on account of, or en bebal! of, or for the banalt af an enemy @ of on ; : ally of enammy not holding 2 license granted by the President heresnder, amy waney or ptber property, er to whem amy ebligs- v “Won or form of Bability to such enemy or ally of enemy is presented for payment, may at his option, with the consent of the President, pey, Convey, tenuster, assign, or Getiver to the alien i One as esident ebali preecribe."’ Section 7 (¢) of the ‘Trading With the enemy act” ie os follows: ' “Ht the President sbal) 20 require, Roy Money oF other property owing or belonging to or held for, by, on account of, ar on behalf of, or for the benefit of an enemy or ally of enemy mot holding a hicenee granted by the Presiden: hereunder, which the President after invertignticn shall devermine is se owing oF eo belongs: og is o0 held. shall be conveyed, trencierved, assigned. delivered, or paid over to the alam property custodian.” fection XXIX of the Executive Order of October 12, 1977, is as follows: “7 hereby vest in ap alien property custodian, to be hereafter appointed, the executive administration of al) the provisions of section 7 (e), section 7 (c), and section 7 (d) of the trading with the enemy act, including al! power and euthority to require Yiets and reparts, and to extend the time for filing the eame, conferred upon the President by the provisions of said section 7 («), and including the powers aod apthority conferred upon the President by the provisions af anid encthen 7 fc). i enquise She } eanteyance, taaneler, nesigitinent, Galivery or payment to bisnesll, af ouch time end im euch tnemmer an he thal! procsibe, of i amy Money oF other poepertins oving w ot bebenging to ar bald fer, bry, ws ow account of, or on behell af, or for the based of any $ enemy or ally af ap enemy, not balding 0 License qented aber the provisious of the trailing with the enemty act, which, after | { ’ FFU OR APE 8 sewn tnvestigution, sid alien property custodian shel) determine is eo owing, or eo belongs, er is so held.”
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