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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...present time, there are two rates of exchange in most countries--the official government rate and the free market rate. These two rates vary considerably In France, for example, the official rate is now 214 francs to the dollar, while the traveller's rate runs about $18 francs to the dollar...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Going Abroad? Beware of Money Mixups and Currency Regulations | 3/30/1949 | See Source »

...statistics in the box give the official exchange value in various foreign countries and the present rate if the money is purchased in the United States. Foreign currencies can be purchased at the Harvard Trust at the going U. S. market rate. Downing will be glad to help students planning a summer abroad work out their monetary exchange problems. Comparison of Official and Free Market Rates In National Currencies Per One United States Dollar. Official Bank Rate March 15 Rate in the U.S. Country Austria (shillings) 10 30 Belgium (francs) 46.8 49 Czechoslovakia (koruny) 50 600 Finland (markkas...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Going Abroad? Beware of Money Mixups and Currency Regulations | 3/30/1949 | See Source »

...necessary interpretation. The signers do not want to do away with the United Nations; they believe the UN is the source of eventual peace and prosperity, as stated in the preamble and article one of the Pact. But the UN is clearly unable to cope with the present crisis. Its Charter was based on continued cooperation of the Big Five. Until this cooperative spirit reappears, the UN cannot solve major international problems. It is also impossible to strengthen the UN so long as the present attitude of mutual distrust prevails. The Pact allows for the growth of the UN, saying...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pact for Peace | 3/30/1949 | See Source »

When he proposed his legislation at the start of the hearing, Sullivan felt that no institution would be affected by the bill at present, but that he wanted the bill passed as a warning to boards of trustees of college and universities to take care in choosing their staffs...

Author: By Rudolph Kass, | Title: Harvard Hit as Nest of Reds at H442 Hearing | 3/29/1949 | See Source »

Sullivan replied that the courts would decide when H442 should be brought into play on "a clear and present danger basis." He added that he felt the professor's remark in this case did not seem to constitute a clear and present danger...

Author: By Rudolph Kass, | Title: Harvard Hit as Nest of Reds at H442 Hearing | 3/29/1949 | See Source »

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