Fireside Chat
09/10/1941
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This Government will insure the adequate defense of Iceland with full recognition of the independence of Iceland as a sovereign state.
I must take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of the Western Hemisphere.
It is the announced policy of the Government of the United States to undertake to join with the other Nations of the Western Hemisphere in t...
And by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2380 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is further ordered that the abo...