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Eisenhower: “Now, Therefore, I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in…”

On the recordAugust 13, 1958
Now, Therefore, I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951, as amended, and of Article XIX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, do hereby terminate the said Proclamation No. 2960, effective at the close of business September 13, 1958, to the end that item as originally set forth in Part I of Schedule XX (Geneva-1947) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade shall thereafter be applied in accordance with the provisions of the said Proclamation No. 2761A of December 16, 1947.
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Republican · Kansas

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Proclamation 3255—Restoration of Trade Agreement Concession and Reduced Rate of Duty with Respect to Hatters' Fur—...

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