Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Officers of the Foreign Service shall familiarize themselves with those provisions of the laws of the United States which relate to the acqu...

This Government will insure the adequate defense of Iceland with full recognition of the independence of Iceland as a sovereign state.

The steps so taken by the Government of the United States are taken in full recognition of the sovereignty and independence of Iceland.