Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Upon the receipt of a request therefor from a collector of customs or appraising officer of the Government of the United States, a consular officer shall procure and forward samples of merchandise being imported or offered for importation into the United States from his particular district.

Context

Executive Order 8818—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

07/04/1941

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