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On the recordFebruary 29, 1996
I hereby report that I have exercised my statutory authority to declare a national emergency in response to the Government of Cuba's destruction of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in international airspace north of Cuba.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Message to the Congress on the National Emergency With Respect to Cuba

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