On the recordSeptember 23, 1940
Officers of the Foreign Service shall extend every possible aid and assistance within their power to distressed American citizens within their districts.
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presidency.ucsb.eduFDR: “Officers of the Foreign Service shall extend every possible aid and assistance within their power to distressed American…”
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Executive Order 8547—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States
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