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FDR: Well, the State Department swears that nobody did such a thing, and I don't believe that any high British officer did…

On the recordFebruary 23, 1942
Well, the State Department swears that nobody did such a thing, and I don't believe that any high British officer did it.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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