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On the recordMarch 6, 1996
the use of the emergency authorities discussed above to provide the goods and services described above is important to the national interests of the United States.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Memorandum on Drawdown of Commodities and Services From the Departments of Defense, the Treasury, Transportation, and...

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