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At a meeting of the ixecutive Committee of the
Federal Reserve Board held in the office of the Board on
Thursday, December 6, at 11:30 A. 11..,
PRESENT:
Er. Harding, presiding,

Lr. DelLno,

Mr. Warburg,

Lr.

Secrut,ry.

Lfter discussion of the proper designation to be
made of Lr. F. I. 11...3ht, and thu work to bd entrustui to
his charge, it was, on motion, voted that his division
be designated as "The 'oreign Exchange Division", and
thLt, Mr. Yen

be referred to

s "Chief of the Foreign

Exchange Division."
A letter from the iederai Reserve Bank of Philadelphia with reference to the earnings of that Bank,
was read end, on motion, referred to the Committee on
Operation of the Philadelphia Bank.
A letter from the Yederal Reserve Bank of
Boston stating the facts as ;:o heavy rediscounts secured by government obligations at that Bank, was read,
but no s.ction taken.
Discussion of the question whether ;;..mendments to
the Federal Reserve let should be recluested in the Board's
annual report, ensued, wqd it was informally agreed that




probably no amendments had better bo reAuested at this
time.
Pelano called attention to le te s written
him by Messrs. Aiken and Sturgis relative to the question
of membershig for mutual savings banks shoing that 8U0
membership would be of no particular value to them or to
the general situation, and saggesting that some &itemstive

1 n, designed to take care of .the -savings bunks,

be devised.
On motion, at 11:50 A. 11., the Committee adjourned.
APPEOVED:

Secretary.
Chti.