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711 At a meeting of the Gold Export Committee of the Federal Reserve Board held in the office of the Board on Tuesday, April 30, 1918, at 10:30 A. PRESENT: Mr. Harding, presiding, Mr. Hamlin, 1.7.r. Miller, Mr. Imlay, Acting Assistant Secretary Applications for permission to export coin, bullion and currency, with papers relative thereto, were presented and acted upon as follows: A letter fram Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, concerning instructions re travelers allowance leaving the United States. Referred to Mr. Harding for reply in accordance with Board's rulings. A memorandum re applicability of Executive Order on Foreign exchange to the Philippine Islands, Hawaii, etc., based on inquiry from Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department. Tabled until next meeting. A letter (copy) from Ittr Department re shipments of gold to Philippine Islands from Hawii. to Mr. Strauss. Refer A letter from Federal Reserve Bank of New York transmitting formal application of Bank of England to export 4,000,000 pounds sterling to Canada, same being en route from South Africa. Granted and license issued on informal request April 10th, No. 161*. Granted as a matter of form, advise that the Board will not require a signature before a notary public. Telephone request of Santo Domingo Silver Mining Company, Philadelphia, to increase License No. 1635, April 17, their favor, so as to permit exportation to Mexico of $9,160 instead of $8,000 as originally requested. (Papers herewith). Granted for $9,160 during the month of May. 1732. G. W. Sheldon & Company, New York, to French Government, Bordeaux, France, 475,000 (75,000) ounces silver bullion. Approved - authority given for shipment over telephone April 29. 1733. F. G. Garcia, Brownsville, Texas, to Mexico, ;;;5,000 silver. 1734. gold to France. 1735ยป Granted. Hold for Mr. Strauss. Mary E. Smith, (Board's Staff) $100 Tabled. Porfirio Torres, Nogales, Arizona, to Lover California Metals Co., Mina del Pilar, Sonora, Mexico, 310,000 Federal reserve notes. Granted, except gold or silver certificates. 1736. Potrero Mining Co., Los Angeles, Cal., to same, Nogales, Mexico, via Nogales, Arizona, during May, $22,000 gold coin. 1737. Granted. Greene Cananea Copper Company, to Cananea Consolidated Copper Co., Cananea, Mexico, via Nogales, Arizona, 4i150,000 gold coin. 1738. Granted. Mrs. Dorothy Nelson Trickey, from San Francisco, via Honolulu, Yokohama, Manila, and Singapore to Straits Settlement, $300 gold. Refuse. A telegram from Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, requesting extension of time within which Shipments may be completed by W. H. Mason, Jr., Co., Brownsville, Texas, to Mexico, of $10,000 gold authorized for April shipment under license No. 1618. Granted. A telegram from First rational Bank, ask- ing extension time to complete shipments $2,000 gold to Continental Mexican Rubber Co., authorized for April under license No. 1536. Grant. A telegram First National Bank, Eagle Pass, asking extension time within which to complete shipments r5,000 paper currency except gold certificates authorized for April under license No. 1433. Grant. A telegram State National Bank, El Paso, Texas, requesting extension time within which shipments may be completed under License 1664, authorizing Shipment $20,000 gold Mercantile Banking Co., of Cananea. Granted. Letter from Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, - Noted. Department of Commerce Imports and Exports. Statement of Noted. At 10:55 A. U., the meeting adjourned. APPROVED: Acting Assistant Secretary Chairman
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