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At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Board held in the office of the Vice Governor on Thursday,
July 15,
PRE13ENT:
1.1r. Delano, presiding

Mr. Harding

Er. Williams

Mr. Willis, Secretary.

On motion an application from the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York for Federal Reserve notes aggregating
02,000,000, duly recommended by the Committee on Issue
and Redemption, was approved and Shipment authorized. as
follows:
65 denomination

"ID

000,000
ilt000,000

On motion an application from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis for Federal reserve notes, aggregating 01,000,000, duly recommended by the Committee on
Issue and Redemption, was approved, and shipment authorized as follows:




05 denomination

•

0320 000

010

0360,000

020

0320 000

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The action taken with respect to these shipments of notes was ordered reported to the Federal Reserve Board at its next meeting.
The Secretary of the Board stated that he had
received a long-distance telephone message from Federal
Reserve Agent Wills recommending a special examination
for the First National Bank of Frederiatown, Ohio.

lir.

Williams stated that orders would be issued at once to
the chief examiner of the district to look after the
matter, and to communicate all salient facts to the Federal reserve bank.
The Secretary of the Board presented a file of
ten communications from Federal reserve banks respecting
discaunt rates for the coming week, noting that no changes
bad been suggested by any of the banks.

The reports were

noted and ordered filed.
A letter from Federal Reserve Agent Curtiss respecting the Old Colony Trust Company's letter indicating
certain difficulties in connection with the certificate
that
requested by the Board, was noted and it was agreed
of
the Vice Governor should take it up with the Governor
the Board for consideration.

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A letter from Secretary J. P. Curtis of New
York, respecting the purchase of Massachusetts town
warrants, was presented to the Committee, and on motion
it was voted that the same authority be granted to the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York as had already been
granted to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in connection with these warrants.
The Secretary of the Board read a letter addressed to Governor Hamlin by Secretary McAdoo, with reference to the adoption of open market regulations by the
Federal Reserve Board, in which Mr. McAdoo called attention to the discussion of the matter which had occurred
immediately prior to Mr. McAdoo's illness.

After dis-

cussion it was agreed that the subject should be considered
with the Governor of the Board on Friday, July 16, with a
view to such further action as may be necessary.
On motion at 4:40 p. m. the Committee adjourned.

A2PRO1TED:




Chairman.

Secretary.