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United States and Switzerland Agree on Access to Swiss Bank Information

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 103 , Issue 4 , October 2009 , pp. 748 - 750
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Copyright © 2009 by The American Society of International Law

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