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TREASURY

DEPARTMENT

Wash i n g t o n

FOR

RELEASE,

Tuesday,

MORNING

November

The
Secretary

No.

unfreezing

through

recalled

Press

1945

virtual

Vinson

Secretary

NEWSPAPERS

20,

the

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of

Belgium

issuance

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of

was

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license

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V-128

announced
License

issued

today

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by
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month

last

93.

for

France.
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and

other

Belgium
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