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On the recordFebruary 5, 1917
No Chinese person shall be allowed to enter into or remain in the Canal Zone, except as provided in this order; and any Chinese person found in the Canal Zone in contravention of the provisions of this order, shall be punished as hereinafter prescribed.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 2526—Relating to the Exclusion of Chinese from the Panama Canal Zone

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