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FDR: I hereby authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, under such conditions as he may prescribe, to permit the entry into…

On the recordSeptember 25, 1941
I hereby authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, under such conditions as he may prescribe, to permit the entry into the United States of bona-fide samples of coffee for testing purposes without regard to the quota restrictions provided for in the Inter-American Coffee Agreement.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 8909—Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury To Permit the Entry of Bonafide Samples of Coffee Without...

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