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On the recordAugust 11, 1908
Whereas, the Government of the Netherlands has entered into a Commercial Agreement with the United States in conformity with the provisions of the third section of the Tariff Act of the United States, approved July 24, 1891, by which Agreement in the judgment of the President reciprocal and equivalent concessions are secured in favor of the products of the United States;
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Proclamation—Reciprocity with the Netherlands

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