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Bill Clinton: I declared a national emergency to address the disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations caused…

On the recordFebruary 23, 1999
I declared a national emergency to address the disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations caused by the February 24, 1996, destruction by the Government of Cuba 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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Notice—Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of...

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