FDR: “He was neither authorized to make, nor has he made, any commitments…”

On the recordMarch 28, 1940

He was neither authorized to make, nor has he made, any commitments involving the Government of the United States.

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Democratic · New York

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Statement on the Return of Under Secretary of State Welles from His European Mission

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