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On the recordJanuary 25, 1931
This claim grows out of the improper exercise of jurisdiction over Mr. Salem by the native courts of Egypt respecting a charge of forgery of deeds and out of the retention by the Egyptian authorities of Mr. Salem's deeds for a period of over four years.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message to the Congress About the Claim of George J. Salem Against the Government of Egypt.

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