An item dated New York, USA 5th reported that the American president Hoover (1) was against any alteration in tonnages of battleships and abolishment of submarines.
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1. Herbert Clark Hoover (10 August 1874 West Branch, Iowa, USA-20 October 1964 New York, USA), president 4 March 1929-4 March 1933, lost the (re)elections of 1932 due to be not able to prevent or solve the economical crisis later known as the Great Depression.