December 03, 1941
The President announced that he had found the defense of Turkey vital to the defense of the United States and had directed Lend-Lease Administrator E. R. Stettinius, Jr., to see that the defense needs of the Government of Turkey were filled as fast as possible.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Announcement of Lend-Lease for Turkey Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/210387