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On the recordSeptember 3, 1931
The Department of State will bear the cost of renewing and repairing office furniture and the cost of ordinary and periodical cleaning, including the beating of carpets, the cleaning or washing of curtains, etc., used in the offices; but the cost of ordinary and periodical cleaning, including the beating of carpets, the cleaning or washing of curtains, etc., in the quarters used for residence purposes must be borne by the officer personally.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Executive Order 5707—Amendments to Regulations Governing the Occupation and Maintenance of Certain Foreign Service Quarters

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