We do not wish, however, to have any misunderstanding of our actions and, therefore, we shall not lay these keels until there has been an opportunity for full consideration of their effect upon the final agreement for parity which we expect to reach, although our hopes of relief from construction lie more largely in the latter years of the program under the law of 1928.
Herbert Hoover: “We do not wish, however, to have any misunderstanding of our actions and, therefore, we shall not lay these keels until…”
On the recordJuly 23, 1929
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Statement on Cruiser Construction Suspension, Following a British Statement of Principles
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