FDR: “We have had to make it possible for the Italians to raise and use…”

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We have had to make it possible for the Italians to raise and use their own local crops.

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Roosevelt speaks about empowering Italians to regain agricultural independence after the war.

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FDR: “We have had to make it possible for the Italians to raise and use their own local crops.”