Herbert Hoover actually said...

I recommend that, as an act of grace and without reference to the question of the legal liability of the United States, an appropriation in the amount of $500 be made to effect settlement of this claim in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of State, in which the Secretary of the Navy concurs.

Context

Message to the Congress Recommending Payment of a Claim Presented by the Government of China.

01/05/1930

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