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Gold Export Licensing

United States of America · Government / Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1917Date range
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Chronological records

1917

William Gibbs McAdoo7 September 1917

Washington · Government / Democratic Party Government

The United States introduces licensing controls on gold exports during wartime, temporarily restricting the free international movement of monetary gold.

Names involved

William Gibbs McAdoo

Provenance

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