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Carl Levin: “The last discussion I have heard is a unilateral statement on the part of the President of Switzerland or the head of…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2009
The last discussion I have heard is a unilateral statement on the part of the President of Switzerland or the head of the banking industry in Switzerland saying that you are going to continue Swiss secrecy.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin comments on Switzerland's commitment to maintaining banking secrecy.

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