WAR TRADE BOARD

a government organization operating between October, 1917, and July, 1919, under the Trading with the Hnemy Act (q.v.). It was composed of cabinet officers, heads of the Food Administration and Shipping Board, and representatives of allied and neutral nations. It supervised imports, exports, transportation, enemy trade, foreign agents, research and statistics, customs, war trade intellience and information. It controlled ood and other shipments to neutral countries during the World War after safeguarding against the ultimate delivery of such commodities of enemy countries, and licensed the shipments of all exports generally. After the war the Board’s functions, instead of being restrictive, were directed towards the resumption of normal trade relations with other countries. On July 1, 1919, its duties were taken over by the State Department and the U. S. Wheat Director.