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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “It is therefore my intention, acting on the advice of the Department of Justice, to treat this provision as a request…”

On the recordJanuary 8, 1963
It is therefore my intention, acting on the advice of the Department of Justice, to treat this provision as a request for information.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Memorandum on Informing Congressional Committees of Changes Involving Foreign Economic Assistance Funds.

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