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Ronald Reagan: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including…”

On the recordJune 18, 1985
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 1217a of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3657a), it is hereby ordered as follows:
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Executive Order 12520—Quarters Allowance to Department of Defense Employees In Panama

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