FDR: “These bases are for American defense against attack and their…”

On the recordMarch 26, 1941

These bases are for American defense against attack and their construction is consistent with such defense.

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Democratic · New York

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Transmittal to Congress of the Anglo-American Base Transfer Agreement

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