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Statement by President
Roosevelt, September 14, 1937
Following a conference with the Secretary of
State and the Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission, the President
today issued the following statement:
"Merchant vessels owned by the
Government of the United States will not hereafter, until further notice, be
permitted to transport to China or Japan any of the arms, ammunition, or
implements of war which were listed in the President's proclamation of May 1,
1937.
"Any other merchant vessels, flying the
American flag, which attempt to transport any of the listed articles to China
or Japan will, until further notice, do so at their own risk.
"The question of applying the Neutrality
Act remains in status quo, the Government
policy remaining on a 24-hour basis."