FDR: “The arming of our ships is a matter of immediate necessity and extreme…”

On the recordOctober 8, 1941

The arming of our ships is a matter of immediate necessity and extreme urgency.

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Democratic · New York

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Message to Congress on the Arming of Merchant Ships

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FDR: “The arming of our ships is a matter of immediate necessity and extreme urgency.”