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On the recordOctober 22, 1962
The Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate measures to prevent the delivery of prohibited materiel to Cuba, employing the land, sea and air forces of the United States.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Proclamation 3504—Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba

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