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On the recordJuly 8, 1886
I transmit herewith, for your information, a report from the Secretary of State, inclosing the correspondence which has been exchanged between the Department of State and the Governments of Switzerland and Italy on the subject of international copyright.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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