Mr. La Guardia expressly ay y comment on foreign policy, re-n.inding reporters that this was a prerogative of Mr. Cordell Hull, State Secreta:
Mr. La Guardia made significant evasions of some questions, requesting reporters to indicate dates speci-finally whereto the questions would be applicable. For example, when he was asked whether a bombing at-teck would cause an immediate evacuation of children from large cities, Mr. LaGuardia said if the reporter meant immediately the answer would be in the negative. If the reporter mean six months from now, plans would depend on the situation then existing.
Mr. La Guardia said he would soon give attention to territorial aspects of civil defence, He reminded reporters that the executive decree creating the new board applied to US. territories and insular possessions,
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