The President's News Conference
08/03/1931
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Section 598 of the Consular Regulations of 1896 is hereby canceled.
I have received Your Majesty's gracious message.
I feel very proud of that tribute, and I appreciate very much the attitude of the press about it.
This measure is an important step forward in that it sets an example through its recognition by the Federal Government o...