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Harry Truman: I do hereby impose and proclaim a fee of 10 cents per pound but not more than 50 per centum ad valorem on any shelled…

On the recordDecember 9, 1951
I do hereby impose and proclaim a fee of 10 cents per pound but not more than 50 per centum ad valorem on any shelled almonds.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2955—Imposing an Import Fee on Shelled and Prepared Almonds

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