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Show TO RELEASE CURRENCY "Washington, June 12 Secretary McAdoo said today that his statement state-ment announcing that $500,000,000 ol . n ergency currency would be forthcoming forth-coming should banks need It, was made In response to numerous Inquiries In-quiries from bankers who were anxious anx-ious to know whether additional cur rency would be available for crop movements. The treasury department, it was stuted today, had been Informed by bankers within the last few weeks that some stringency might be experienced experi-enced in moving the crops if they had assurance tlii relit I could be had un-1 un-1 r the provision of the Aldrleh-Yree-land act. they would be able to meet that situation, and that It would be of great value to these generally if they were informed now of the department's depart-ment's attitude. |