Article: Text of Presidential Message to Congress Regarding Armed Forces to Active Duty from Dec. 8 (Executive Order included)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released Dec. 8 by the White House: TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

I have today, pursuant to section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, authorized the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, to order to active duty any units, and any individual members not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, of the Selected Reserve to perform such missions the Secretary of Defense may determine necessary. The deployment of United States forces to conduct operational missions in ...

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