Excerpts from the Press Conference
04/20/1942
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It is ordered that the following changes be, and they are hereby, made in the customs field organization.
Trade is fundamental to the prosperity of Nations, as it is of individuals.
The purpose of this moratorium period is to permit the States to make necessary readjustments in their laws with respect...
This is our chance to serve those who serve us.