I recommend the immediate enactment of legislation that will authorize and direct the Secretary of the Treasury, at the request of the holders of gold clause securities of the United States, to make payment therefor in cash, dollar for dollar, with accrued interest.
Message to Congress on Gold Clauses in Government Bonds.
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