For this reason, the Bank has introduced a Clean Bank Note Policy to maintain the standards and increase public awareness of the quality of our currency. With these few remarks, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to invite our Minister, Honourable Patrick Pruaitch to officially launch the new five and ten kina banknotes. 2  BIS Review 47/2008
He was involved in many international diplomatic operations during the war, with the confident backing of President Roosevelt. I just want to mention two episodes in Monnet’s career. First I shall relate a historical episode from Monnet’s wartime activities, which starts his memoirs. In June 1940, the French government was wavering between continuing the war and ceasing hostilities.