FDR: “The Government should be in a position to obtain this essential…”

On the recordJune 20, 1941

The Government should be in a position to obtain this essential equipment and property.

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Democratic · New York

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Request to Congress for Authorization to Requisition Property for National Defense

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FDR: “The Government should be in a position to obtain this essential equipment and property.”