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President Roosevelt to the Lend-Lease Administrator (Stettinius)
Washington, February 18,
1943.
My Dear Mr. Stettinius: For purposes of implementing the authority conferred upon you as Lend-Lease Administrator by Executive Order No. 8926, dated October 28, 1941, and in order to enable you to arrange for Lend-Lease aid to the Government of Saudi Arabia, I hereby find that the defense of Saudi Arabia is vital to the defense of the United States.
Sincerely yours,
Franklin D. Roosevelt