The following are reprinted minutes from then-Secretary of State Henry Kissenger's Principals and Regionals Staff Meeting which took place on Washington, April 25, 1974, 3:134:16 p.m. http://mises.ca/posts/articles/henry-kissinger-on-gold/ Might be of interest to some people.
Okay. To H., A. and others who've said it time and time again, I take back any doubts I had about the ultimate decision makers knowing the reasons and implications of their actions on money. Or more precisely, the influential lobbyists to the monkey with the delegated authority.