FDR: “This war does not and must not stop for one single instant.”

The work, my friends, is peace.

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.

It may be in another week or ten days.

It seems obvious that we will be more or less responsible for security in all the Pacific waters.