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heldattheCityofWashingtononFriday.thethirdofJanuary.onethousandninehundredandforty-one

JOINT RESOLUTION

Declaringthat a stateof war existsbetweenthe Governmth ofGermanyandtheGovernmentandthepeopleof theUnitedStatesandmakingprovisionto prosecutethe same.

Whereasthe Governmentof Germanyhas formally declaredwaragainstthe Governmentand the peopleof the United StatesofAmerica:Thereforebe itReaolvedbytheSenateandHouseof Representativesof theUnited

Statesof Americain Congressassembled,That the stateof warbetweenthe United Statesand the Governmentof Germanywhichhas thus beenthrust upon the United Statesis herebyformally(belated;and the Presidentis herebyauthorizedand directedtoemploythe entire naval and milit forcesof the United Statesand the resourcesof the Governmentto carry on war againsttheGovernmentof Germany;and,to bring the con■ictto a successfultermination,all of the mourcesof the countryareherebypledgedby the Congressof the United

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VicePresidentof the UnitedStatesandPresidentof theSenate.

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