Word: limiteds
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...powers implicit in these prerogatives are literally without limit to the masses of Japan. The Emperor is Japan...
...occupation of Japan need not follow the German pattern. But the declaration's promises to limit occupation to "points designated by the Allies" obviously could mean anything: Tokyo alone, or every city and hamlet in Japan. The significant provisions were that 1) there would be an occupation; 2) it would end as soon as Japan had effectively disarmed and had established a peaceful government...
...Bretton Woods (see above) and Hot Springs (U.S. membership in the United Nations food organization), extended and improved reciprocal trade agreements, extended Lend-Lease, upped the Export-Import Bank's lending powers from $700 million to $3.5 billion, continued Selective Service and price controls, upped the national debt limit to $300 billion, set up a $5.7-billion tax-relief program for reconverting war industries (TIME...
...further changes cannot be made over the Fund's objection. If France found herself short of U.S. dollars, she could get them from the common money pool (see chart) instead of restricting her imports from the U.S. France's contributions to the Fund would determine the limit of her total borrowings at any one time. When France later obtained dollars in trade, she could put them back in the Fund...
Again, when the Russians wanted to limit the subjects the General Assembly could discuss, Moscow was notified that if the U.S.S.R. did not back down by noon the next day (June 19) it would be outvoted on the floor of the conference. Promptly at noon, Soviet Chairman Andrei Gromyko backed down...