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ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. TLS ("Franklin D Roosevelt") as President, to Joseph Curran, President, National Maritime Union, Washington, D.C., 3 July 1943. 1 page, 4o, White House stationery. TORPEDOED SURVIVORS OF THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC. The German U-boat fleet raised havoc in the Atlantic in the early years of World War II. In March '43 the United States, Britain and Canada devised strategies to combat the U-boat. Roosevelt, having received five torpedoed seamen, writes: "...I am greatly interested in the accounts of each of the men present and realize some of the hardships they have undergone in defense of our country. They formed a most interesting group and it gave me great pleasure to receive them in person. It is of genuine interest to note that 12,000 members of your Union proudly wear torpedoed pins." Earlier strikes in mines had caused Congress to pass a bill forbidding strikes in government-operated industries. With the threat of strikes, Roosevelt emphasises "how much I appreciate the reaffirmation of your no-strike pledge for the duration." He concludes by praising the seamen, and, regarding the union's "Fourth National Convention" adds: "...I approve the announced cardinal purpose of this Convention - 'to discuss ways and means to make our contribution to the war effort even greater than it is now.'"

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ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. TLS ("Franklin D Roosevelt") as President, to Joseph Curran, President, National Maritime Union, Washington, D.C., 3 July 1943. 1 page, 4o, White House stationery. TORPEDOED SURVIVORS OF THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC. The German U-boat fleet raised havoc in the Atlantic in the early years of World War II. In March '43 the United States, Britain and Canada devised strategies to combat the U-boat. Roosevelt, having received five torpedoed seamen, writes: "...I am greatly interested in the accounts of each of the men present and realize some of the hardships they have undergone in defense of our country. They formed a most interesting group and it gave me great pleasure to receive them in person. It is of genuine interest to note that 12,000 members of your Union proudly wear torpedoed pins." Earlier strikes in mines had caused Congress to pass a bill forbidding strikes in government-operated industries. With the threat of strikes, Roosevelt emphasises "how much I appreciate the reaffirmation of your no-strike pledge for the duration." He concludes by praising the seamen, and, regarding the union's "Fourth National Convention" adds: "...I approve the announced cardinal purpose of this Convention - 'to discuss ways and means to make our contribution to the war effort even greater than it is now.'"