Full text of Minutes of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System : Meeting Minutes, April 16, 1918, 10:30 AM, Volume 5, Part 2

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At a meeting of the Gold Zxoort Committee
of the Federal, Reserve Board held in the office of
the ,Board on Tuesday, April 16, 191C, at 10:30
Li.,
all;SEET:
14r. Harding, presiding,
'4117.
Preset also:

hr. Itlay,,Acting
Assistant
Secretary.

. Strauss.

Applications for permission to export coin,
bullion and currency, with papers relating thereto,
were presented tnd acted upon a: follows:
A letter by nr. Strauss, April 15, submitting draft of telegram to Ambassador 2letcher for
approval and forwarding to State Department.

Refer

to Governor for transmission to State Department.
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2. letter by Antonio hiolillo & Co., re his
application n.589, to export 44,000 gold to Italy.
Declined April 12.

Regretfully declined.

memorandum no allotment by Treasury Department for expenses Bureau of Voreign Exchange.
Referred to Board 4/17.
A letter by C. H. Bates, Attocney for
Eacozari Railroad Co., re application of said

Company (41578)

to export A.50,000 gold to Mexico.

Granted.
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A letter by Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas,
re exportations of gold by:El Potosi Mining Company
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(License No. 1238 for 36,250 in March. Licenses
ros. 1488 and l53

for aggregate of ,61,000 in April

applications filed through Federal Reserve Bank of
Refer Dr.

New York).

A letter by H. walker of Huasteca Petroleum
Company re use of currency exported to Mexico during March.

Noted.

1626.

St. Louis Stamp & Coin Company, St.

Louis, Lo., to Dr. Julio Marc, Rosaria, Argentina,
old silver coins and medals valued at ;47.80.
1629.

$t. Louis

Grant.

mp & Coin Co., St.

Louis, Mo., to LI. Torano, Merida, Yuc., Mexico, old
.gold coins valu.ed at ,t,1197.50.
163J.

Granted.

Russell & deatherbee, Del :lac), Texas,

to same, Las Vacas, Mexico, prior to June 3rd,
44,000 gold.
1631.

Granted.

e. Armendaiz, Luc, Laredo, through

Llilmo National Bank, to Collector, New Laredo, Mexico, d7,5u0 gold.




Granted for the purpose of pay-

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ing export duties.
On motion

at 11:

tho Coin

adjourned.
APPEOVLD:

'ssistant Secretary
hairman