FDR: “I ask Your Majesty to receive this ship as a symbol of the friendship…”

On the recordAugust 5, 1942

I ask Your Majesty to receive this ship as a symbol of the friendship and admiration of the people of the United States.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Remarks on the Presentation of a Submarine Chaser to Queen Wilhelmina for the Dutch Navy

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FDR: “I ask Your Majesty to receive this ship as a symbol of the friendship and admiration of the people of the United States.”