On the recordJune 21, 1932
The Kellogg-Briand Pact, to which we are all signatories, can only mean that the nations of the world have agreed that they will use their arms solely for defense.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe Kellogg-Briand Pact, to which we are all signatories, can only mean that the nations of the world have agreed that they will use their arms solely for defense.
Statement on Instructions to the United States Delegation to the General Disarmament Conference
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