The President's News Conference
03/25/1931
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No such suggestion has ever been made by any American official.
I earnestly hope that this may be done.
The details of this estimate, the necessity therefor, and the reason for its transmission at this time are set forth in ...
The Secretary of State may grant and issue passports, and cause passports to be granted, issued, and verified in foreign...