Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

No vessel not proceeding under United States Naval or other United States authorized supervision shall enter or navigate the waters of the said Defensive Sea Area, except during daylight when good visibility conditions prevail, and then only after specific permission has been obtained.

Context

Executive Order 9266—Establishing Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound Defensive Sea Area

11/05/1942

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