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... million francs ( approximately $ 425 million at that time ) . The engi- neering work was budgeted at 612 million francs ( close to $ 303 million ) ; administrative outlays at 38 million francs ( nearly $ 22 million ) ; miscellaneous ...
... million francs ( approximately $ 425 million at that time ) . The engi- neering work was budgeted at 612 million francs ( close to $ 303 million ) ; administrative outlays at 38 million francs ( nearly $ 22 million ) ; miscellaneous ...
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... million cubic yards were dug ; 1.385 million in March ; 1.48 million in April31 ; 1.477 million in May , and 1.485 million in June . 32 The workers were in a jubilant mood , and relations with the naval squadron of the United States ...
... million cubic yards were dug ; 1.385 million in March ; 1.48 million in April31 ; 1.477 million in May , and 1.485 million in June . 32 The workers were in a jubilant mood , and relations with the naval squadron of the United States ...
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... million to pay the foreign debt , $ 30 million to redeem the fiat money in circulation and $ 50 million for the construction by France or the United States of a railroad from Puerto Colombia to Bogota . " The Autonomista of May 12 ...
... million to pay the foreign debt , $ 30 million to redeem the fiat money in circulation and $ 50 million for the construction by France or the United States of a railroad from Puerto Colombia to Bogota . " The Autonomista of May 12 ...
Contents
BunauVarillas Last Campaigns | 299 |
Appendix 1 | 335 |
Appendix 3 | 349 |
Copyright | |
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