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In spite of the attendant economic uncertainties and detriments to commerce, the United States has gained markedly in its commercial standing with certain of the nations of the Near East.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Taft notes the positive impact of economic uncertainties on the United States' commercial relations with some Near Eastern nations.

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