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On the recordJuly 18, 1898
And the suspension hereby declared and proclaimed shall continue so long as the reciprocal exemption of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States and their cargoes, shall be continued in the said port Copenhagen and no longer.
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Bill McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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Proclamation 420—Concerning Customs Duties on Vessels Originating from the Port of Copenhagen

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