Ronald Reagan: “I declared a national emergency to deal with the threat posed by the…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 1986

I declared a national emergency to deal with the threat posed by the policies and actions of the Government of South Africa.

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Republican · California

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Message to the Congress Reporting on the Economic Sanctions Against South Africa

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