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On the recordJuly 19, 1909
Recourse to private letters to the Secretary of State or other officers of the Department of State upon topics relating to the official business of the consulate is disapproved.
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Robert Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Executive Order 1113—Amending Paragraphs 114, 115, 120, and 129 of Consular Regulations of 1896, Regarding Communications

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