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On the recordSeptember 12, 1962
Accordingly, I request the parties to this dispute to continue work and operations with the status quo being preserved under all of the terms and conditions of the existing agreements until November 15, 1962, or until agreements are reached, whichever date occurs first.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Telegram to Officials of the Boeing Company and the International Association of Machinists Concerning a Threatened Strike.

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