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On the recordJanuary 30, 1932
With these additions to the Marines already there, the total American forces in the settlement will number to about 2,800.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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White House Statement Announcing Measures for the Protection of United States Citizens in the International Settlement at...

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