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Gerald Ford: “The decision to approve the covenant was not taken lightly by either the people of the Northern Mariana Islands or by…”

On the recordMarch 23, 1976
The decision to approve the covenant was not taken lightly by either the people of the Northern Mariana Islands or by the Congress of the United States.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Statement on Signing Legislation Approving the Covenant Establishing Commonwealth Status for the Northern Mariana Islands

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