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On the recordNovember 18, 1979
It is important to the national interest that up to $1 million from the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund be made available.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Memorandum From the President on Aid for Ugandan Refugees

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