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At a meeting of the Gold Export Committee of the 2edera1 Reserve Board held in the office of the Board on 2riday, May 17, 1918, at 10:30 A. M.,. PRESENT: Mr. Warburg, presiding, Mr. Hamlin, Mr. Miller, Mr. Willis, Secretary. Present also: Mr. Kent; Mr. Strauss. applications for permission to export coin, bullion and currency and pupers relating thereto, were presented and acted upon as follows: A letter from the Panama Canal inclosing copy or a letter from Governor Canal Zone, re licen3e issued by him for exportation of gold dust by Haartematte & Co., in accordance with views of the Board expressed in previolts correspondence. Noted. A letter from Howard A. Lang, of Philadelphia, May 16, re new Mexican reimportation requirement against silver exported from Mexico. Secretary directed to reply. A letter from Richard J. Biggs re extension of time for shipment of gold to Venezuela under license 1284 breviously granted). Ordered that the Q former rulini7 te adhered to. A letter of . O. Anderson Tr:Ain,: Co., referred by uar Trade Board, asking re exportations of silver to South America for coinage there. Tabled -ay 16. Noted; ecretary directed to ask more details fran company. A draft of a letter to all Federal Reserve banks re exportation of Mexican paper currency and irsuance by banks of licenses therefor. Read and approved. or Grace General A. Co., to export to Obregon, Liexico,,i;2,000,00o currency (41681 - Tabled previously). Application t*i Granted. h. Grace a Co., to export to General A. Obregon, Mexico, ;;503,UJO ,old coin (#1679 - Tabled previously). Application Granted, for duties. h. Grace ,!; Co., to export to General A. Obregon, Mexico, 00J,UvO Gold coin (1 166u - previously tabled). Granted in paper and silver. Application W. Grace & Co., to export to General A. Obregon, Mexico,900,000 silver coin (#1682 - Tabled previously). Granted. Also letter from State Department re Grace applications a: d memorandum re. Noted. A letter from Federal Reserve Bank of New York, re numbers of notes and descrIption thereof comprising the shipment to be made by Irving National Bank, New York, to Norway under license No. 1816. Noted. A letter by dward Jolles Company re their application and license No. 1843 issued thereunder. Same ruling as before. A letter from Chilean Lmbassy re the appli, rws cation of National City Bank of New York (#1866) to ship to its branch in Valparaiso, Chile, 41,194,815.34 gold bars, with all papers in case. Granted; see minutes 5/16. A draft of a letter to Federal Reserve Bank of New York re paper of Harris Irb:; & Vest). Noted. secretary to transmit. 1870. L. Denike, de National Park Bank, New York, through Laredo, Texas, to Negociacion Minera an Rafael y Anewas, Mexico City, Mexico, durin Lay, 1v18, $24,0U gold (Filed through Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, by T. P. Littlepage, Attorney, Washington). Granted to extent of 25',4). silver value. Mazapil Coppr Co., Ltd. (C. 3. Mc- 1871. Kinney, Attorney) Laredo, Texas, to samo, Mexico, during May, :4'101,020 gold. 6ecretary to ascertain how mush gold and now mucha silver. 1072. Agency of Comision Roguladora del Mercado de Henequen, New York, to Comision Reguladora del Mercado de Henequen, Progreso, Mexico, 4400,000 gold, with letter from Food Administration re. (Transmitted by Food Administration). Granted if included in 7 shipments. 1873. Conley & Straight, 2rovidence, T. I., to Charles F. Jones & Company, London, Ontario, Can. iil,567.50 gold. 1874. Granted. Rountze Brothers, New York, to Compania Linera Fundidora y 41finidora "Monterrey", Monterrey, i 100,000 gold. Mexico, via Laredo, Texas, i'i Granted in- sofar as needed for taxes or for reimportation requirements up to 25L, but for no other purpose. 187b. Yr;lesias & Co., New York, to Casalta Battistini, Cd. Bolivar, Venezuela, ,6,720. coin. Gold Granted. 1.876. Zim,%ermann & Fo shay, to Bahamat, an Yernando, Trinidad, 1,000 Mexican silver dollars. (Value $800). Granted. At 11:4b A. Lt., the meeting adjourned. APPROVED: Chairman
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