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On the recordJuly 17, 1952
Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including the said section 350(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do hereby proclaim that the said proclamations dated April 5, 1939, and November 30, 1939, shall terminate August 4, 1952.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2982—Terminating the Turkish Trade Agreement Proclamations

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