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Herbert Hoover: I recommend that, as an act of grace and without reference to the question of the legal liability of the United States…

On the recordJanuary 5, 1930
I recommend that, as an act of grace and without reference to the question of the legal liability of the United States, an appropriation in the amount of $500 be made to effect settlement of this claim in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of State, in which the Secretary of the Navy concurs.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Recommending Payment of a Claim Presented by the Government of China.

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