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On the recordSeptember 29, 1990
I hereby designate persons fleeing Kuwait and Iraq due to the current military crisis in the Persian Gulf as qualifying for assistance under Section 2(b)(2) of that Act.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Memorandum on Determination Pursuant to Section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended

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