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Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:06 pm

Poohbah wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:12 pm

jemhouston wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 1:04 pm Got a question about the US currency captured during the invasion. Even if the Federal Reserve Banks moved or destroyed the money they had, the Soviets still got the money in every bank in occupied territory.

They would have been able to either ship it back to the Russia or take it to Mexico, then to Latin America and deposit it in neutral countries.

If I remember right, the US marked the currency used in Hawaii so if Hawaii was occupied, they could disavow the currency.
What if anything could the US do to neutralize the money.
The Federal Reserve banks are probably 11th Dallas, 10th Kanas City, 9th Minneapolis, and 8th St. Louis.

The Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury were some of the most prepared organizations for Der Tag.

There was an order to burn currency in danger of capture issued on Day One, and scrip was getting issued by D+15 within 100 miles of the FLOT. They got SOME currency, but not as much as anyone predicted (or that they hoped).

Also, Treasury had their act together for tracking currency movements. They also had a team supporting JSOC, make of that what you will. Worth noting that there were about a dozen truly spectacular bank robberies around the world during the war, and all of them remain unsolved.

I assume they were also attacking occupation and Red money supplies?

Wolfman wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:13 am

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:06 pm

Poohbah wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:12 pm

The Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury were some of the most prepared organizations for Der Tag.

There was an order to burn currency in danger of capture issued on Day One, and scrip was getting issued by D+15 within 100 miles of the FLOT. They got SOME currency, but not as much as anyone predicted (or that they hoped).

Also, Treasury had their act together for tracking currency movements. They also had a team supporting JSOC, make of that what you will. Worth noting that there were about a dozen truly spectacular bank robberies around the world during the war, and all of them remain unsolved.

I assume they were also attacking occupation and Red money supplies?

It wouldn’t surprise me one little bit if that was the case…

Matt Wiser wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:25 am You mean Apollo 8. Jim Lovell flew both 8 and 13, but he's still with us along with Fred Haise.

jemhouston wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 3:29 am In responding to the Dark Earth thread, I found the Denver mint has gold reserves, as of 2017, it had 43,853,707.279 Fine Troy ounces of US gold about 1500 tons of the stuff. I'm not sure about silver stored there. Would it be flown to Fort Knox or taken by land?

Wolfman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 2:15 am I hope everyone is staying safe in this bitterly cold weather.

Poohbah wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 3:36 am

Wolfman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 2:15 am I hope everyone is staying safe in this bitterly cold weather.

Out here in San Diego, people are tying a second sweater around their necks.

Wolfman wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:34 am Could someone please remind me of who it was that was supposed to deal with NASA and massacred Clear Lake after the Johnson Space Center was found stripped to the walls?