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George H.W. Bush: “Units and members of the Armed Forces of the United States will be used to suppress the violence described in the…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 1989
Units and members of the Armed Forces of the United States will be used to suppress the violence described in the proclamation and to restore law and order in and about the Virgin Islands.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Executive Order 12690—Providing for the Restoration of Law and Order in the Virgin Islands

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