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On the recordJanuary 4, 1863
In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 22d ultimo, in relation to the alleged interference of our minister to Mexico in favor of the French, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State and the papers with which it is accompanied.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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