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t; 074 4-,

-t a neetin3- of the ExecItive 3omm1ttee of the 2ederal
Jeserve Board held in the office of the Board on

ednesda7,

January 30, 191C, at 10.35, a.m.,

:Jr. Harding,
71r.

illis,

ecretary.

?resent also, 'Ir. Otm,ass.
Ispplications for permission to e::port coin, currency
and billion, with papers in connection therewith, were rrecinted
and acted apon as folloas:
telerum fro-A lovernor Van -andt concernin_; application of I:erchants Iational Bank, Bro.nsville, to export to ;:exico X5,000 gold.

(l027). ..lo a teles.ram from the :.:erchants

rational Bank of Brownsville re same application.

Granted whole

amount on affidavit.
- copy of a letter nddressed to the Vera]. Reserve Bank
of Dallas by

L.

2. Jennings.

dead and note6..

ReLiuest of Jen-

nings for 33 days.delay in each case approved.
981.

Guaranty 7rust

zuela, .La quayra,

a., re'. York, to

1.00,000 gold.

1U3O de Vene-

%bled January 21 and refer-

red to ?ederal Reserve Bank of rew York for additional infor7nation and recommendation.




Declined.




letter. dated January 29, from.the

‹..r Trade Board

Bennet) addressed Hto'r. 2tralss,, stating no objection
on part of iiar Trade Bo; rd to shipment of 456 kilos 7,ilver
by Dr. _ritjof iansen to 1:orway, either by

Or. of

Board's policy or attitude of British authorities, or for
Read aloud to Board and OK'd by all.

any other reason.

Bo-rd approved both of old applications for sn ,Aent of
silver to :7() way.
1033.

,000 7

Iada, Vancouver,
1034. _agency

orisinn

ld coin.

currency.

0-ed.

ruladora del Mercado de
Yucatan,

7.enea, New York, to s%.1e,
,100,000

nion Bank

Bank of California, Seattle, to

lmnt d if (3'd by 2ood LdminAstra-

tion.
1035.

sugar- Co.,
erre

Li TA, Bank, New York, to

B,ttcr'i

rz:4 - ibo, Vcn.

In hishands).

to 7.1r.
1036.

sold coin.

l0,;

3tanW.rd ci

7,cev York, from Key

to ampico, 4.6,000 currency, about 7ebruary 5.
1037.
Campania
2runted.

t,

Lpproved.

ors Loan & TrustCo., New York, to

ortdori de

,4;7,500 7old coin.

Lr.ctrauss reported briefly re conferences with Lmbassador iqetcher and ?inancial Secretry 7ieto re firncici
affairs in :lexico and, the establishment of a Government bank
as , ell as the acceptance of 2,merican paper currency.

The

dean authorities wanted to be alloded to dra-:; ten
between now and lpril, provided that after 1pril

dollars

1 the :lexicon 3overn_ent sold make somewhat tile SC arrange,entina as to the deposit ofgold
ment 'already perfected with irs
gith A)deral deserve banks.
.At 10.55 the Co:Amittee adjo,arned.
2..PPTIOVE:):