FDR: “I think that's a matter of record.”

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to take possession of any and all such mines.

All Federal agencies are directed to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior to the fullest extent possible.

We must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.

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