I concur in the recommendation made by the Secretary of State and recommend that, as an act of grace and without reference to the question of the legal liability of the United States in the matter, the Congress authorize an appropriation in the sum of $1,000.00 in order to effect a settlement of this claim.
Message to the Congress Recommending Payment of a Claim Presented by Great Britain.
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Provided further, That the charge for the issue of an original passport shall be $9.
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