FDR: “I think all of you understand why the Federal Government has helped in work of this kind.”

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

That such study should be conducted by a specially appointed commission charged with the duty of examining into the experience which industry and labor have thus far had with these plans, and of reporting the facts for the benefit of the…

Our participation in the Food and Agriculture Organization will be an essential step in this collaboration.

It seems obvious that we will be more or less responsible for security in all the Pacific waters.