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Harry Truman: Now, Therefore, be it known that I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting pursuant to the…

On the recordMarch 7, 1949
Now, Therefore, be it known that I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including said section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as so amended, do proclaim:
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2829—Supplementing Proclamations of December 16, 1947 and January 1, 1948, Carrying Out General Agreement on...

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