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Bill Clinton: “I hereby direct the Secretary of the Treasury to take all appropriate actions to authorize prospectively all trade and…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 1994
I hereby direct the Secretary of the Treasury to take all appropriate actions to authorize prospectively all trade and financial dealings with Vietnam.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Memorandum on Lifting the Trade Embargo on Vietnam

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