Franklin Delano Roosevelt13 August 1940
Will supply Britain with 50 WW1 destroyers for the lease of Caribbean naval bases
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Will supply Britain with 50 WW1 destroyers for the lease of Caribbean naval bases
Congress agrees to lend 50 destroyers to Britain in return for 99 yr naval base leases
Roosevelt & Churchill demand the unconditional surrender of Germany, Italy & Japan. 2nd meeting of US & UK leaders
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