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On the recordApril 4, 1911
This agreement was the consummation of earnest efforts, extending over a period of nearly a year, on the part of both governments to effect a trade arrangement.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Message to the Congress Directing Attention of Congress to the Reciprocal Tariff Agreement Between the Dominion of Canada...

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