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Gerald Ford: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including the…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 1977
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including the Arms Export Control Act, as amended.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Executive Order 11958—Administration of Arms Export Controls

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