The Office of Alien Property Custodian was an office within the government of the United States during World War I and again during World War II, serving as a custodian to property that belonged to US
President Wilson with Mitchell Palmer, the first Alien Property Custodian
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Alien Property Custodian sale of the plant of A. W. Faber Pencil Co., Newark, N.J.
A. Mitchell Palmer
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Alexander Mitchell Palmer was an American attorney and politician who served as the 50th United States attorney general from 1919 to 1921. He is best known for overseeing the Palmer Raids during the R
Office of Alien Property Custodian
…Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Department (1966–present) President Woodrow Wilson appointed A. Mitchell Palmer, a political ally and former Congressman, Alien Property Custodian in October 1917. Palmer held the position from October 22, 1917, until March 4, 1919…
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"KEEPING WARM" Los Angeles Times November 22, 1919
Palmer on a flag-draped podium during his bid for the Democratic nomination