Excerpts from the Press Conference
04/07/1941
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That the President appoint a commission for these purposes.
Trade is fundamental to the prosperity of Nations, as it is of individuals.
I come from the Crimea Conference with a firm belief that we have made a good start on the road to a world of peace.
The Nazi war machine has stripped them of raw materials and machine tools and trucks and locomotives.