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At a meeting of the Gold Exports Committee of the Federal Reserve Board held in the office of the Board un Fridny, February 15, 1918, rit 10:30, PRESvNT: Mr. H rdinE, presidinE, Mr. Miller, Mr. Hamlin, Mr. Willis, Secretary. Present also: Mr. Strauss and Mr. Kent. Auplicntiors for permiesici to export coin, currency and bullin, with papers in connection therewith, were presented and acted upon as follows: A letter from the War Trade Board, February revrriing Board's ruling re exportation of dental gold applicatiors to be acted upon by Year Trade Bon -d, etc. Read nnd noted. A letter Februttry 8, from Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to Governor Harding, concerning ehipments of gold to Fexico via Deuglns, etc. 1134. Reid and noted. A leT,ter from Ambsrador Flotchei.king for '4,000 road to Mexico; rend and granted. A letter from R. C. Biggs nuking tl 500 gold per month to Cnrac-le for salary payments at that point; rend and referred to St,ite Department. Kountze brotherr, New York to CompPnia 4100,000 Fund idorn y Afinndorn, "Monterrey", Mexico. gold coin, shipment to be made via Milmo Iintional Bank, Granted. Laredo, Texas. 1141. Chase National Bank, New York to Royal Bank of Canada, Havana, Cuba, 4100,000 in currency. Granted. 1142. Mil= National Bank, Laredo, TbXRS, to Compania Fund idora y Afinidora "Monterrey" Monterrey, Mexico, during February) March and April, a total of 060,000 (0,000 to be chipped each month) in U. 3. currency not gold certificates. Granted to end of March (40,000). 1143. W. C. Laughlin Company, of New York, via Nogales, Arizona, to same, Mexico (San Javier), during March, t11,000 in United States gold coin or itr equivalent in Mexican. 1144. Anglo e Granted. London Paris National Bank, Sai Francisco, to Bank of Tnivan, Shanghai, China, about t1.0,000 in silver bullion. 1145. Granted. Francisco Echeguren y Ciq, Sucepores, from San Francirco, via Nogales, to same, Mazatlan, Mexico, Mexican gold or silver coin, e10,000, for account of Negociacion Minern de Guadalupe de los Reyes. Granted, $10,000 in silver. A letter of the Secretnry of Stntc transmitting Havana nerspapers containing notices of the gold embargo wns submitted for informption. 1146. Riggs NatianR1 Bank, t100,000 currency (no gold certificRtes) to National Bank of Hrvana, Cuba, approved. Application filed only by Mr. Kent. (No pnpern received.) At 10:50 A. M., the Committee adjourned. APP, VEn:
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