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Lt a special mooting of the federal Eeserve Board
held in the office of the Board on Monday, December 15th, at
11-30 A.M.,
21-11ITT: The
Mr.
1.1r.
Mr.
Mr.

Governor
L;trauss
Miller
Hamlin
Chapman, 3ecretary.

Business was presented and disposed of as fellows;
The Governor stated that Chairman ilustin of the Federal
,eserve Bank of Philadelphia had advised him in response to his
telegram of December 13th, suggestinb the establishment of
certain discount rates, that the meeting of the Board of Directors of that Bank would be held on Thursda

next; that the

be called
Governor had succested to Mr. Austin that the meeting
for Tuesday, December 16th, to which Mr. ,lustin had agreed.
The Governor stated that subsequently, Governor Passmore had
retelephoned him, stating that while the Bank was expecting
0U, the Bank
quests for rediscounts amounting to some 460,000,0
had the situation well in hand and did not believe it necessary
to increase the rates prior to the meeting of the Bank's Board

on the 10th instant.




On motion duly seconded, the Governer was
authorized to instruct the Chairman of the Federal Leserve Bank of Philadelphia to call special
meeting of the Board of Directors of that Bank
to be held in Philadelphia on Tuesday, December
16th, for the purpose of considering the Board's

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-2suggestions in re discount rates.
At

1-30

the meetinG adjourned.

Secretar.
Approved: