


US Declarations of a State of War with Japan, Germany, and Italy
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1st Session No. 148
DECLARATIONS OF A STATE OF WAR WITH JAPAN, GERMANY, AND ITALY
ADDRESS
OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
DELIVERED BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF THE TWO
HOUSES OF THE CONGRESS ON DECEMBER 8, 1941
REQUESTING THAT
THE CONGRESS DECLARE THAT A STATE OF WAR HAS
EXISTED SINCE DECEMBER 7, 1941, BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND THE JAPANESE EMPIRE
ALSO
MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
DATED DECEMBER 11, 1941, REQUESTING THE CONGRESS
TO RECOGNIZE A STATE OF WAR BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND GERMANY, AND BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND ITALY
TOGETHER WITH
THE PROCLAMATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT AND EXTRACTS
FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD SHOWING ONLY
THE OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE SENATE AND
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN CON-
NECTION THEREWITH
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON: 1941
Letter of Transmittal
[SUBMITTED BY MR. BARKLEY]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
December 15, 1941.
Ordered, That there be printed as a Senate document the messages to Congress, the radio address, and the proclamations issued by the President of the United States, all relating to the declarations of a state of war with Japan, Germany, and Italy, together with certain proceedings in the Senate and House of Representatives in connection therewith.
Attest:
Edwin A. Halsey
Secretary ww2dbase
Associated Document | Date | Date |
Part 1: Proceedings in the House of Representatives, Monday, December 8, 1941 | 8 Dec 1941 | 1941-12-08 |
Part 2: Proceedings in the Senate, Monday, December 8, 1941 | 8 Dec 1941 | 1941-12-08 |
Part 3: Joint Session of the Congress, Monday, December 8, 1941 (Infamy Speech) | 8 Dec 1941 | 1941-12-08 |
Part 4: Proceedings in the Senate, 8 Dec (Declaration of War) | 8 Dec 1941 | 1941-12-08 |
Part 5: Proceedings in the House of Representatives, 8-11 Dec (Declaration of War) | 8 Dec 1941 | 1941-12-08 |
Part 7: Proclamation Regarding Japanese Enemy Aliens | 8 Dec 1941 | 1941-12-08 |
Part 6: Roosevelt's Radio Address of 9 Dec | 9 Dec 1941 | 1941-12-09 |
Part 8: Proclamation Regarding German Enemy Aliens | 9 Dec 1941 | 1941-12-09 |
Part 9: Proclamation Regarding Italian Enemy Aliens | 9 Dec 1941 | 1941-12-09 |
Part 10: US Congress Public Law No. 338 | 11 Dec 1941 | 1941-12-11 |
Source(s):
Yale Law School Avalon Project
Added By:
C. Peter Chen
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