Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Desecheo Island... is hereby transferred and conveyed to the people of Puerto Rico to be used for forest reserve and native bird preserve purposes only.

Context

Proclamation 2241—Conveying to the People of Puerto Rico Certain Land Heretofore Reserved for Purposes of the United States

06/15/1937

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