Press Conference
05/27/1940
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The Americas stand forth today as a notable example of international solidarity in a world in which freedom and human liberty are threatened...
An all-important factor in hemispheric defense, in defense of democracies today, is the Lend-Lease Bill.
I want to place the chief emphasis on the service you can render in promoting solidarity among all the peoples of the Americas.
I hereby prescribe the following additional regulations governing the exportation of the articles and materials designated in my proclamatio...