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FDR: “It is with a feeling of deepest horror, which I know will be shared by all civilized peoples, that I have to announce…”

On the recordApril 20, 1943
It is with a feeling of deepest horror, which I know will be shared by all civilized peoples, that I have to announce the barbarous execution by the Japanese Government of some of the members of this country's armed forces.
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FDR
Democratic · New York
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Statement on Japanese Execution of the Tokyo Raiders

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