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On the recordSeptember 10, 1963
We do not recognize, and we do not intend to recognize, the Soviet occupation zone of East Germany as a state or as an entity possessing national sovereignty, or to recognize the local authorities as a government.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Letter to Senate Leaders Restating the Administration's Views on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

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