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Herbert Hoover

Secretary of Commerce Hoover informs Peru “Effective on receipt of this letter, all restrictions on the supply of bunker coal to vessels engaged in foreign trade are withdrawn.”

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Secretary of Commerce Hoover informs Peru “Effective on receipt of this letter, all restrictions on the supply of bunker coal to vessels engaged in foreign trade are withdrawn.”

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, Department of Commerce letterhead, October 14, 1922. A letter to the Peruvian ambassador to the U.S. In part: “The supplies of bituminous coal have now reached sufficient volume to warrant the cancellation of my request for restriction on supplies…effective on receipt of this letter, all restrictions on the supply of bunker coal to vessels engaged in foreign trade are withdrawn. In very good condition, with a few creases, toning to the edges, a couple of small tears at the margins and a bit of trivial soiling. R&R COA.

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  • Dates: #302 - Ended October 19, 2005