10/28/1943
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"I do hereby further modify the said Proclamation of the twenty-first day of December, 1933, so that the same shall remain in force and effect until the 31st day of December, 1938."
"I do by this proclamation declare an emergency to exist."
"Under the Constitution the President is Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy and has, therefore, a very specific duty to safeguard the defense of national interests."
"I have used every conceivable effort to stop this trend, and to work toward a decrease of armaments."