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On the recordAugust 31, 1950
I earnestly hope that a happy solution will be reached in this problem of benefit to both Chile and the United States and our mutual friendship.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to the Ambassador of Chile on the U.S. Excise Tax on Copper

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