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George H.W. Bush: “No assistance shall be provided to that country under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act…”

On the recordNovember 15, 1990
No assistance shall be provided to that country under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act other than assistance that is intended to benefit the people of that country directly.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Executive Order 12735—Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation

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