I intend that the strictest interpretation be applied to these standards.
Jimmy Carter: “I intend that the strictest interpretation be applied to these standards.”
On the recordJanuary 14, 1981
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Statement on Signing Executive Order 12264 - Export of Banned or Significantly Restricted Substances
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