Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The Director of Civilian Defense shall notify the Secretary of War, or such chiefs of services, bureaus or divisions of the War Department as the Secretary may direct, of each determination by the Director of the necessity of and desirability for the purchase of equipment.

03/05/1942

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