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On the recordAugust 24, 1931
ON BEHALF of the citizens of the United States, and in my own name, I send you cordial greetings on this anniversary of the independence of Uruguay.
Said by
Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Message to President Gabriel Terra on Uruguay's Independence Day.

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