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William McKinley: “I, William McKinley, President of the United States of America, do declare and proclaim that the first of the conditions…”

On the recordOctober 18, 1899
I, William McKinley, President of the United States of America, do declare and proclaim that the first of the conditions specified in section 13 of the act of March 3, 1891, now exists and is fulfilled in respect to the citizens of the Republic of Costa Rica.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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Proclamation 439—Copyright Privileges for Citizens of the Republic of Costa Rica

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