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On the recordJuly 1, 1890
The delegates of the seventeen neighboring Republics, which have so recently been assembled in Washington at the invitation of this Government, have expressed their wish and purpose to cooperate with the United States in the adoption of measures to improve the means of communication between the several Republics of America.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to Congress Transmitting the Recommendations of the International American Conference Regarding Postal and Cable...

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