Lend-lease Bill: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Unites States Senate, Seventy-seventh Congress, First Session on H.R. 1776, a Bill Further to Promote the Defense of the United States, and for Other Purposes. January 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 1941Considers legislation to authorize the President to order military assistance for WWII European allies. Includes discussion of consequences of U.S. involvement in European and Pacific conflicts in violation of international non-intervention agreements. Also considers possible impact of German seizure of South American financial assets on U.S. defense. |
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... Knox , Hon . Frank , Secretary of the Navy , Washington , D. C. 155 Knudsen , Hon . William S. , Director General , Office of Production Management , Washington , D. C_ _ 189 Lindbergh , Col. Charles A. , Lloyd Neck , N. Y 371 Marsh ...
... Knox , Hon . Frank , Secretary of the Navy , Washington , D. C. 155 Knudsen , Hon . William S. , Director General , Office of Production Management , Washington , D. C_ _ 189 Lindbergh , Col. Charles A. , Lloyd Neck , N. Y 371 Marsh ...
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... Knox appear , because they have that information and I feel it is within their sphere rather than mine . Mr. EBERHARTER . You feel , Mr. Secretary , from a study of this statement , they are really not in a financial position to pay or ...
... Knox appear , because they have that information and I feel it is within their sphere rather than mine . Mr. EBERHARTER . You feel , Mr. Secretary , from a study of this statement , they are really not in a financial position to pay or ...
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... Knox , and myself . We all initialed it , giving it our approval . And after these three gentlemen plus myself had had a chance to see the draft that Mr. Beaman had prepared , the President invited to the White House Senator Barkley ...
... Knox , and myself . We all initialed it , giving it our approval . And after these three gentlemen plus myself had had a chance to see the draft that Mr. Beaman had prepared , the President invited to the White House Senator Barkley ...
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... , and I take it at that time they will want to know from Mr. Stimson , Mr. Knox , and the National Defense Commission as to what they think the requirements are . Mr. FISH . Yes ; but there is no limit 60 LEND - LEASE BILL.
... , and I take it at that time they will want to know from Mr. Stimson , Mr. Knox , and the National Defense Commission as to what they think the requirements are . Mr. FISH . Yes ; but there is no limit 60 LEND - LEASE BILL.
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... Knox and Mr. Knudsen , because , as I explained , it becomes a part of the orders which we will be placing for our own munitions . It is an integral part and it becomes a matter for our Army and Navy expense . I think you will find they ...
... Knox and Mr. Knudsen , because , as I explained , it becomes a part of the orders which we will be placing for our own munitions . It is an integral part and it becomes a matter for our Army and Navy expense . I think you will find they ...
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agree aid to Britain Ambassador amendment American answer Army attack authority Axis Powers believe belligerent bill BOLTON Britain British British Empire BULLITT BURGIN CASTLE certainly Chair CHAIRMAN CHIPERFIELD Colonel LINDBERGH committee Congress convoying course COURTNEY defeat defense article democracy dollars EATON EBERHARTER EMENY England Europe fact favor feel fighting FISH fleet force foreign France gentleman Germany give going Government hemisphere Hitler interest international law invasion JARMAN JOHNSON JONKMAN KENNEDY KNOX KNUDSEN legislation lend-lease MACNIDER matter mean ment military Miss THOMPSON Monroe Doctrine MORGENTHAU MUNDT munitions national defense naval Navy Neutrality Act object opinion pact peace PFEIFER planes position possible present President production provisions question RICHARDS ROGERS Secretary HULL Secretary STIMSON SHANLEY ships situation South America statement STEARNS Thank thing THOMAS TINKHAM tion totalitarian Treasury understand United violation VORYS witness
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Page 524 - The High Contracting Parties solemnly declare in the names of their respective peoples that they condemn recourse to war for the solution of international controversies, and renounce it as an instrument of national policy in their relations with one another.
Page 107 - Congress, or both, any defense article for the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States.
Page 319 - ... we may well wonder, in view of the precedents now established, whether constitutional government as heretofore maintained in this republic could survive another great war even victoriously waged.
Page 332 - Force [The Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force...
Page 517 - All contracts or agreements made for the disposition of any defense article or defense information pursuant to section 3 shall contain a clause by which the foreign government undertakes that it will not, without the consent of the President, transfer title to or possession of such defense article or defense information by gift, sale or otherwise, or permit its use by anyone not an officer, employee or agent of such foreign government.
Page 74 - The terms and conditions upon which any such foreign government receives any aid authorized under subsection (a) shall be those which the President deems satisfactory, and the benefit to the United States may be payment or repayment in kind or property, or any other direct or indirect benefit which the President deems satisfactory.
Page 102 - Pact or of any rule of international law, do all or any of the following things: (a) Refuse to admit the exercise by the State violating the Pact of belligerent rights, such as visit and search, blockade, etc.; (b) Decline to observe towards the State violating the Pact the duties prescribed by international law, apart from the Pact, for a neutral in relation to a belligerent ; (c) Supply the State attacked with financial or material assistance, including munitions of war; (d) Assist with armed forces...
Page 489 - That the President of the United States, as Commander in Chief of the Army, is...