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United States War Production Board
United States War Production Board

United States War Production Board

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Use for WPB orders and amendments from 1942 through its abolition in 1945.

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Federal wartime agency created in January 1942 to direct production priorities and allocations, including restrictions on beverage distilling capacity and the use of distilled spirits.

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https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/179.html
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WPB revokes Order M-69 governing distilled spiritsWPB revokes Order M-69 governing distilled spirits
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Supplementary Order No. 3 to M-69 — United States War Production Board — Institutional AuthorSupplementary Order No. 3 to M-69 — United States War Production Board — Institutional AuthorGeneral Preference Order M-69, as Amended Effective November 1, 1942 — United States War Production Board — Institutional AuthorGeneral Preference Order M-69, as Amended Effective November 1, 1942 — United States War Production Board — Institutional AuthorFederal Register, August 21, 1945—War Production Board—Institutional AuthorFederal Register, August 21, 1945—War Production Board—Institutional Author
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