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On the recordDecember 19, 1930
I assure Your Excellency that the resources of the Government of the United States are devoted to this end, and I earnestly trust that the news which will flash back and forth over this wire will reflect an ever increasing sympathy between our two countries and will tell the story of many peaceful and happy and friendly events.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to President Pascual Ortiz Rubio of Mexico on the Opening of the Associated Press Direct Leased Wire Between Mexico...

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