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At a meetin

of the Gold Lxport Committee

of the Federal Eeserve Board held in the office of
the Board on iriday, April 12, 1)13, at 10:30. A.

Ur. Hardinr, presidin,

1.1r. ;dills, Secretary.

Mr. Miller,
* Present also:

Ir. Kent and Mr. ...,trauss.

Applications for permission to export coin,
bullion and currency with papers relative thereto,
werc presented and acted upon as follows;
Copies of desptaches by United States Ambassador at London, transmitted to Treasury Department by State Department, and referred to Federal
Reserve Board.
A letter from Jesus Castro Y 31a, Saltillo,
Mexico, April 3.

Refer to Dail: s.

A letter Anglo-Mexican TrLdih,; Co., dated
April 1.

Noted.

A letter Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas,
inclosin„; correspondence with Merchants National
Bank of Brownsville, Texas, re export of gold to

Mexico.

Noted.

Vi'rite letter of warning.

.4 letter of iederal Reserve Bank of Dallas,
April 9, re Almada Sugar Refineries application.
(142

- granted April 10).

Noted.

A telegram Andreas Pacheco requesting extension of time within which shipment may be made
under license No. 794 authorizing export of $3,000
gold to Mexico, dated December 14.

Extended

time

to April 30.
1574.

El Palmarito Leasing Co., Philadel-

phia, Pa., to same, Locorito, Sin., Mexico, from
Nogales, Arizona, $6,000 gold coin.
1575.

Granted.

Lilmo National Bank, or Laredo

National Bank, Laredo, Texas, to John FinLigan
Company, New Laredo, Mexico, it2b,003 gold coin.
Granted to end of gay.
1576.

J. M. Cavazos, Laredo, Texas, to

Amado Cavazos, New Laredo, Mexico, during April,
May ,5nd June, .10,000 paper currency except cold
certificates.
1577.
to sarre

Granted.
Miller & Thompson, Nogales, Arizona,

:ay,
Nocales, Mexico, during April and 1,

5,000 gold coin.




Tabled and referred to Mr. Strauss.




1578.

Nacozari Railroad Co., Douglas, Lriz.,

.to same, Agua Prieta, Mexico, during May, 1918,
4150 00U gold coin.
1579.

Refer back.

Tomas 01Conor, Laredo, Tex s, to same,

New Laredo, Mexico, 12,500 gold coin, during April.
Granted but ask report in detail.
1580.

Either the National City Bank, New

York, or iederL.1 Reserve Bank of Dallas, or both,
to R. P. Jennings, Mexico City, during April,
000 gold coin.
1581.

50,-

Granted.
Either National City Bunk, New York,

or iederal Reserve Bank of Dallas, or both, to h.
P. JeLnings, Mexico City, during May, 1918, i395,0
UOU gold coin.
1582.

Granted.
Ramsey & Vela, Edinburg, Texas, to

Customs House officials, Camaro, Mexico, during
April, ,:i10,000 gold coin.
155.

Granted.

Del Rio National Bank, Del Rio,

Texas, to Gist & Hamilton, LUG 7acas, Mexico, during April, $1,568 gold coin.

Granted in currenc:"

only.
1584,,

Consolidated National Bank, Tucson,

Arizona, to various consignees Mexico, during April,
1918, up to $30,000 gold coin and up to :$10,00.0
paper currency and silver coin.

Granted.

First National Bank, Nogales, Ariz.,

1565.

to Jose T..:Zazon, Mexico, during April, '4220,000
of which 020,000 is to be silver coin, and i200,000
paper currency except cold certificates.

Granted.

Torreon Trading Co., Laredo, Texas,

lu86.

to same, New Laredo, Lexico, during April, 4
- 1,000
gold coin.

Granted.
Bankers Trust Co., New York, to

1587.

British Bank for Foreign Trade, Ltd., London, Las-land, 1,600 rouble's (Lussian bank notes).

Noted.

Banque Beige pour l'Ltranger, New

.1588.

York, to same, shanghai, 4145,000 (150,000 ounces)
silver bullion.
1589,

Granted.

Antonio Melillo, New York, to L.

Dupont & Co., Naples, Italy, 44,000 gold bullion.
Declined.
1590.

Chase National Bank, New York, to

?50,000
Royal Bank of Canada, Caibarein, Cuba, ,'
paper currency except gold certificates.
1591.

Granted.

Limmermann & 'orshar, New York, to

Eahamat, San Fernando, Trinidad, ,:i7G5 (1,0JO Yloxlean silver dollars).




. 1592.

Granted.

Standard Oil Co., New York to Tampico,




,000 currency.
l53.

Granted.

Hnnuvig & Company, New York, to

Den NOrske Handelsbank, Christiana, Norway, about
Z60000 Rouble Bank Notes.

Gr nted.

•

1594.

First National Bank, Nogales, Ariz.

to Jose T. Ilazon, Nogales, Lexica,...-225,000 gold
coin during May, June and July.

Declined.

1595. The first National Bank 'of Nogales,
Arizona, to A. C. Dixon, 410,000 silver coin.
Granted.
1596.

Ildofonzo Salido, Nog le , to same,

us, Mexico, during April and May, G20,003
paper currency.
1597.

Granted.

First National Bank of Nogales, to

Redo & Company, '1 Dor do, Lloxlco, „;5,000
for eight _,ucces.sive weeks, silver and minor coin.
Granted.
1598.

The Texas Company, Houston, to swae,

Tarnpioo, Mexico, „;1,0
Gran

Q

Thrift and War Savings aamps.

d.
1599.

The Texas Company, Houston, to same,-

Tampico, 4;375,0:00 Currency.'

Granted.

1600.

Jose G. Gomez. Laredo, Texas, to same,

New Laredo, Mexico, $8,000 gold coin.
1601.

Alvarado Minin

Granted.

Milling Co., from

Laredo to same, Now Laredo, during April, 1913,
44,000 gold coin.
1602.

Granted.

Canadian Bank of Commerce, New York,

to same, Canada, not to exceed 4',;5,000 monthly, in
paper notes of European countries.
1603.

Granted.

Mexico Hide Company, New York, to

same, Vera Cruz, Lexie°,'4130,000 gold, during April
and Lay.

Granted.

1604,

Chase National Bank, New York to

Roual Bank of Canada, Havana, Cuba, 4300,000 currency.

Granted.
1605.

Bernard Diamant or Mechanics & Metals

NatioLal Bank, New York to any Banking Correspondent
of the Lechanics & Metals National.Bank, and Societe
de Credit Suixxe a Zurich, about'.,E3000 (41 notes a
M 1,000 German Reichsbank).
1606.

Referred to. Er. Ent.

Letter from Pestus Wade re trustee

Operations for ,old mine in Chihuahua.

Granted

40,000 cold for export.




Mr. Harding made a statement re the status




of the application of Musher & Company for gold to
be shipped to Spain.

Voted it is the sense of

the Board that all peseta transactions should be
licensed.
Letter from Customs Division re returns on
exported gold.

secretary ordered to send form let-

ter fr6m Laison Officer, British Censors' Office.
Referred to Mr. Kent.
Copier- of cables from „state Department referred to Mr. Kent.
On motion, the licensing of shipments of
foreign currency to any neutral country, L-„nd

mori-

can currency to Cuba, Porto Rico and San Domingo,
by the Federal Reserve Bank of New.York, was placed
in the hands of Mr. Kent.
At 11:00 A. 11., the Committee adjourned.
APPROVZD:

Chairman