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On the recordDecember 30, 1867
In answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 18th instant, requesting information concerning alleged interference by Russian naval vessels with whaling vessels of the United States, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State and the papers referred to therein.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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