I do hereby proclaim that a state of war unhappily exists between Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Italy.
FDR: “I do hereby proclaim that a state of war unhappily exists between Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Italy.”
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Proclamation 2141—Prohibiting the Export of Arms and Ammunition to Ethiopia and Italy
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