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HUGH TANT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Interviewed by: Mark Gribbin
Initial interview date: October 22, 2004
Copyright 2004 ADST
Brigadier General Hugh Tant, retired, is a career army officer who has
extensive experience in financial management. Most recently, he spent five-an-ahalf
years in charge of two-thirds ($44 billion) of the Army's budget. He
volunteered to lead the currency exchange program in Iraq. He was stationed in
Iraq from September 2003 to January 2004. The currency exchange program ran
from October 15 2003 to January 15 2003.
Currency exchange was necessary for five reasons; (1) two currencies
were in circulation, the old Swiss dinar in the north and the Saddam dinar in the
rest of the country; (2) inadequate numbers of denominations existed, the Swiss
dinar came in 3 denominations and the Saddam came in only two denominations;
(3) the currency was poorly made and easily counterfeited; (4) the Saddam dinar
had been devalued and the public had little trust in it; (5) the presence of Saddam
on the currency was inappropriate.
Its a long read, 20 pgs I suspect BL has this in her archives
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Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
Iraq Experience Project
HUGH TANT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Interviewed by: Mark Gribbin
Initial interview date: October 22, 2004
Copyright 2004 ADST
Brigadier General Hugh Tant, retired, is a career army officer who has
extensive experience in financial management. Most recently, he spent five-an-ahalf
years in charge of two-thirds ($44 billion) of the Army's budget. He
volunteered to lead the currency exchange program in Iraq. He was stationed in
Iraq from September 2003 to January 2004. The currency exchange program ran
from October 15 2003 to January 15 2003.
Currency exchange was necessary for five reasons; (1) two currencies
were in circulation, the old Swiss dinar in the north and the Saddam dinar in the
rest of the country; (2) inadequate numbers of denominations existed, the Swiss
dinar came in 3 denominations and the Saddam came in only two denominations;
(3) the currency was poorly made and easily counterfeited; (4) the Saddam dinar
had been devalued and the public had little trust in it; (5) the presence of Saddam
on the currency was inappropriate.
Its a long read, 20 pgs I suspect BL has this in her archives
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
