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Ronald Reagan: “I did not know before, but since that meeting, I have received word that the South African Government has released the…”

On the recordDecember 6, 1984
I did not know before, but since that meeting, I have received word that the South African Government has released the 11 prisoners, including a very prominent labor leader.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Informal Exchange With Reporters on the Release of Black Leaders by the Government of South Africa

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