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Harry Truman: I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the…

On the recordMay 30, 1949
I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes, including section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and after consultation with the Government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and with the Argentine Government, do proclaim that the abnormal situation in respect of the trade in flaxseed which is referred to in the aforementioned trade agreement provisions has terminated.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2843—Supplementing Proclamations of November 10, 1942, and December 3, 1942, Proclaiming the Trade Agreement...

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