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On the recordMarch 7, 1966
Your objective should be to maximize receipts and to minimize expenditures abroad consistent with the achievement of U.S. objectives.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Memorandum on Balance of Payments and Federal Expenditures Overseas

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