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On the recordNovember 11, 1979
Those developments underscore the threat to our national security which results from our reliance on Iran as a source of crude oil.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Proclamation 4702—Imports of Petroleum and Petroleum Products From Iran

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