FDR: “the Governor of The Panama Canal is hereby authorized to contract with the Panama Railroad Company for the operation by…”

Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war.

We shall be equipped to deal with the great overriding question of security, and with the crucial questions of money and exchange...

It may be in another week or ten days.

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and of danger.