It is, therefore, as a tangible expression of our admiration for all that The Netherlands' Navy has done, and is doing, that I have the great pleasure of turning over to you, under the provisions of the Lend-Lease Act, this ship.
FDR: “It is, therefore, as a tangible expression of our admiration for all that The Netherlands' Navy has done, and is doing…”
On the recordAugust 5, 1942
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Remarks on the Presentation of a Submarine Chaser to Queen Wilhelmina for the Dutch Navy
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