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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Washington

FOR RELEASE,
Friday,

MORNING NEWSPAPERS,

December
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out,
i s Decerab e r 7 , 1 9 4 5 , e x c e p t t h a t f o r F r a n c e and B e l g i u m i t
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r e s p e c t i v e l y , O c t o b e r 5 a n d N o v e m b e r 2 0 , t h e d a t e s on w h i c h t h e F r e n c h
and B e l g i a n d e f r o s t i n g l i c e n s e s were
issued.




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