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On the recordMarch 7, 1901
On recommendation of the Military Governor of Cuba, approved by the Secretary of War, I hereby order and direct that the export rates of duty on tobacco, provided on page 50 of the 'Customs Tariff for Ports in the Island of Cuba' promulgated by Executive Order dated March 31, 1900, shall be abolished on the 1st day of April, 1901.
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Bill McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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