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Harry Truman: “I hereby modify the said proclamation of September 5, 1939, so as to permit during the remainder of the quota year…”

On the recordOctober 11, 1950
I hereby modify the said proclamation of September 5, 1939, so as to permit during the remainder of the quota year ending at the close of January 31, 1951, the entry for consumption, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, in accordance with the essential needs of persons or firms engaged in cotton manufacturing as determined by the Tariff Commission, of an additional quantity up to but not exceeding a total aggregate quantity of 7,500,000 pounds of cotton having a staple of 1 3/8 inches or more but less than 1 11/16 inches in length:
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri
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Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 2907—Supplemental Quota on Imports of Extra-Long-Staple Cotton

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