09/21/1941
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"therefore, by virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 9 of the act of August 29, 1916, 39 Stat. 547"
"We are doing all we can to help them and, incidentally, to prevent the dictators from gaining footholds."
"Oh, absolutely and clearly."
"That is a pending question."