06/21/1937
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"Disagreements as to facts can be resolved, if necessary, by investigations and surveys directed by me."
"The practice of executing scores of innocent hostages in reprisal for isolated attacks on Germans in countries temporarily under the Nazi heel revolts a world already inured to suffering and brutality..."
"The enemy is constantly at work trying to undermine public confidence in the Government; why should members of that Government help him along by undermining it themselves?"
"Too often in recent months, responsible officials of the Government have made public criticism of other agencies of the Government."