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Roosevelt speech defines Greer encounter as Nazi piracy
President Roosevelt details the Sept 4 Greer encounter with a German submarine in self defense waters off Greenland and Iceland. He condemns the attack as piracy and cites prior Nazi acts including the sinking of the Robin Moor, arguing ongoing aggression against American ships and ships carrying essential supplies.
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Greer
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Labrador
Newfoundland
South Atlantic
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Republic of Panama
S. S. Sessa