On the recordMarch 16, 1982
We cannot think of this program as a one-time injection of U.S. interest and effort.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe cannot think of this program as a one-time injection of U.S. interest and effort.
Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Caribbean Basin Initiative Legislation
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