Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The exportation from the United States directly or indirectly to, or on behalf of, or for the account of any person, so long as his name appears on such list, of any article or material... is hereby prohibited.

Context

Proclamation 2497—Blacklisting 1,800 Latin American Firms for Aiding Germany or Italy

07/16/1941

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