FDR: “This is not a policy of restriction; it is a policy of abundance.”

I recommend that the Congress authorize the acceptance of the Constitution and the participation of the United States in the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization.

Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war.

Our participation in the Food and Agriculture Organization will be an essential step in this collaboration.

I do know it will come, and I do know that tonight there are over seven and a half million Americans overseas or fighting afloat in this great war.