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FDR: Upon the receipt of a request therefor from a collector of customs or appraising officer of the Government of the United…

On the recordJuly 4, 1941
Upon the receipt of a request therefor from a collector of customs or appraising officer of the Government of the United States, a consular officer shall procure and forward samples of merchandise being imported or offered for importation into the United States from his particular district.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8818—Amending the Foreign Service Regulations of the United States

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