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On the recordDecember 6, 1929
I stated that we have there about 700 marines, and that we are confronted with a difficult problem, the solution of which is still obscure.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Requesting Authorization for a Commission To Investigate Conditions in Haiti

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