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George W. Bush: “All blocked funds held in the United States in accounts in the name of the Government of Iraq are hereby confiscated and…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2003
All blocked funds held in the United States in accounts in the name of the Government of Iraq are hereby confiscated and vested in the Department of the Treasury.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 13290—Confiscating and Vesting Certain Iraqi Property

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