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At a meeting of the 'Executive Oommittee of the Federal Reserve Board held in the office of the Board on Thursday, December 20. 1917, at 10.45 a.m., PRESET?: Mr. Harding, 1:r. Hamlin, Mr. ;arburg, 2%:r. Allis, Secretary. Mr. Delano, Present also, 3trauss and :11.. Kent. Applications for permission to export coin, cur- rency and bullion, together with papers in connection therewith, were presented and acted upon as follos: letter from Jollector of Customs Hardy, Nogales, requesting instructions and making recommendation re case of Lvello Miery Teran from whom .2,;300 was seized in attempt to take into Mexico witnout license, referred from Division of Customs with revest for Board's recommendation in mAter. aecommended that money be returned. A letter from Assistant Postmaster Praeger rel.uest- inc; advice in reply to letter of Krementz & Co. re exportation of ,:;old articles. Ordered reierrei to the J;ar "r%de Board. 796. :'t:octezuma Copper Jo., to Mexico, during De- cenber, 1917, ;)120000 for reconsideration. 630. Granted. 4plication of Greene Cananea Copper Jo., ?arker). for permission to export to Cananea Consolidated Copper Jo., lilexico, during one month 4165000 ;.old coin, for reconsideration. Granted .,,;125,000 gold, 4;104000 sliver (including ,?100,000 already allowed). 818. International Banking Corporation, an ?ran- cisco, to „Shanghai, approximately :$4,500 silver bullion. Granted. 819.'ioyal Bank of Canada, Pew York, to sane, Cie3o ' de Avila,• Cuba, .)5,000 in one dollar bills. 620. Granted. Chase National Bank, New York, to loyal Bank of Canada, Cleo de Avila, Cuba. in one dollar bills. ;5,O0: Granted. 621. .ioyal Bank. of Canada, Pew York, to sane, Lan- tiasp de Cuba, 822. Handy & Harman, Pew York, to :,:oc tta • Goodsmid, London, A0,000 silver billion. 623. Granted. Bank of British North merIoa, Ontario, 'Canada, ;:f1,500 U.S. Currency. 824. to Colombia. e ew York, to same, Granted. Equitable Trust Co., New York, to Banco de Chile, Valparaiso. .45£3,000 :old bars. (11) Granted. 0,000 In ones and twos. Declined; except it may slo back Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, ' Sun ?rancisc to ta,.1e, Shanghai, China ,1,800,030 silver L,000,(Y00 ounces silver.) .:Granted. . (;,bout bullion. S.Anglo a L,ondot Paris NationalBank, San .2ran- Jisco, to Banque Beige pour lstraner, Sanghai,Jhina, aUolt :.:; T 50,000 silver,bullion. (,bout 55,000 ounces.) nted. 827. Cia rdn. Jesusaria y Anexas S. A., Nogales, to J. F. Overton, Co. Express, gent, fel1s Pargo 110ales, L:exico, about .4;2,000 gold coin. (ALout Dec. 20-22). Granted. - 028. Equitable Trust Co., row York, to Banco de Chile, Valparaiso, .,;160,000gold bars. 829. Eiuitable Trust so., r.ew York, to Banco de Chile, Valparaiso, .40,000 gold. 630. Declined. Declined. Lquitable Trust Co., New York, to Banco de Chile, Valparaiso, ,;;100,000 3old bare or coin. 631. Equitable Trust 'Co., New York, to Banco de Valparaiso 632. .1.35,000 gold bare. Declined. Equitable Trust Co., New York, to Banco de Chile, Valparuiso, .417,500 gold bars or Join. 633. Declined. Declined. Equitable 7rust Jo., New York, to Banco de Chile, - Valparaiso, ;:15,000 gold. , 834. Declined. Jhase National Bank, New York, to Royal Bank of (,13:nada, Antilla, Juba, 'A8,000 .paper currency except gold certificate. 'ranted. 635. Royal Bank of Canada, New York, to same, Havana, Cuba, •10,000 ones paper currency. Granted.. Letter from the Standard Oil Company, asking whether gold coin can now be shipped for payments to L:exico. Ordered answered with statement it will be granted for duties fora limited time until further notice. Lt 11.10 a.m. the Committee adjourned. 1.11PROVED: Secretary.