Sunday, August 2, 2015

Long Discussion On Legislation

FRI 2 AUG 1940
President Roosevelt and his cabinet have "long discussion" in cabinet meeting concerning "ways and means to sell directly or indirectly" 50 or 60 destroyers to the British. There is no dissent "that the survival of the British Isles under German attack might very possibly depend on their [the British] getting these destroyers." All present agree that legislation to accomplish that goal is necessary.

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