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FDR: “If personnel having the requisite qualifications are not available, or if the Secretary of State determines that the…”

On the recordJuly 1, 1942
If personnel having the requisite qualifications are not available, or if the Secretary of State determines that the Government of the United States is unable for any reason to comply with the request of a foreign government, he shall so inform the requesting government.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 9190—Amending Executive Order No. 8197 of July 11, 1939, Prescribing Regulations Pertaining to the...

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