"In accordance with its policy not io recognize results of conquest of territory acquired through military aggression, the- Government of the United States will not consider valid any attempts to infringe by force the independence and territorial integrity of France.
"In these hours so heartrending for the French people, I send you assurances of my utmost sympathy, and can further assure you that as long as the French people continue in defence of their liberty, which constitutes the cause of popular institutions throughout the world, so long will they rest assured that material supplies will be sent to them from the United States in ever-increasing quantities and kinds, "I know that you will understand that these statements carry with them no implication of military commitments, Only Congress can make such commitments."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.