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On the recordSeptember 7, 1978
Current trade and financial embargoes against Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam, and Cambodia should be continued until appropriate political changes occur with respect to our relations with those countries.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Embargo Regulations Under the Trading With the Enemy Act Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate

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