Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 8389 of April 10, 1940.

I don't think that we had better talk about interpretations.

The heroic struggle of the Hellenic people to defend their liberties and their homes against the aggression of Germany has stirred the heart...

I think they speak for themselves pretty clearly: and for the great majority of the American people.