Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Accomplishment of the abolition of the extraterritorial system in China is a step in line with the expressed desires of the Government and the people of the United States.

Context

Transmittal to Congress of a Treaty for the Relinquishment of Extraterritorial Rights in China.

01/31/1943

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