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At a meeting of the Gold Export Committee
of the Federal Reserve Board held in the office of
the Board on Thursday, May 2, 1918, at 10:40 A. M.,
PRESENT:
Mr. Harding, presiding,
Mr. Miller,
Mr. Hamlin,
Mr. Willis, Secretary.
Applications far permission to export coin,
bullion and currency, with papers relative thereto,
were presented and acted upon as follows:
Censorship of mail at Hawaii (Ref. to Mr.
Strauss and Mr. Kent, April 20).
Discussed - Sec-
rotary to wire.
Letter of Acting Secretary of War, re transportation of gold to Philippines, etc., (ref. to Mr.
Strauss April 30).
Reported back by Mr. Strauss.
Letter from Secretary of State transmitting
to Board a wire from Caracas re matter referred to
in wire of April 18th, read and Governor authorized
to say matter has been discussed with bankers and
Board will do whatever Treasury determines.
1734.
United Sugar Company, Nogales, to
self, Mexico, $40,000 silver during May, in lieu
of the ;;;4,000 silver requested and granted May 1,
License No. 1734.
(Difference due to error in tele-
Granted.
gram).
1747.
Standard Oil Co., New York to same,
Tampico, $6,000 paper currency except gold or silver
certificates.
1748.
Granted.
New York, to Compania
Standard Oil Co.
Transcontinental de Petroleo, S. A., Tampico, Mexico,
from Baltimore, ;1,000 subsidiary coinage.
1749.
(Granted).
Standard Oil Co*, New York, to sane,
Tampico, Mexico, $6,000 paper currency except gold
or ailver certificates.
1750.
Granted.
Mexico Hide Co.
New York, to same,
Vera Cruz, Mexico, 4200,000 gold during May and June.
Declined.
1751.
Bank of England, from South Africa,
to same, Ottawa, Canada, via New xo k, 1,000,000
pounds sterling, gold.
1752*
Granted.
Equitable Trust Co., New York, to
Assignee Equitable Trust Co., Great Britain, W00,000
silver bullion or Mexican silver pesos.
1753.
Granted.
Equitable Trust Co., New York, to
Assignee of Equitable Trust Co*, Mexico, $75,000
gold.
Granted, but say in future silver
ust get
here first.
1754.
Lionello Perera & Co., New York to
Colonial Bank, Kingston, Jamaica, ;2,375 English
silver coin.
Granted.
1755. Handy & Harman, New York to Mocatta
& Goldsmid, London, England, $250,000 silver bullion.
Granted.
1756.
Handy & Harman, New York to Mocatta
& Goldsmid, London, England, ;290,000 silver bullion.
Granted.
1757.
Canadian Bank of Commerce, New York,
to same, Toronto, Canada, ;10,000 Federal Reserve
bank notes.
Granted (except gold or silver certi-
ficates).
1758.
S. H. Chapman, Philadelphia, Pa.,
to Dr. Julio Marc, Rosario, Argentina, old coin
and medals, silver and copper, valued at $34.05.
Granted.
1759.
Union National Bank, San Diego,
Cal., for James Lee, to Mexican Customs Collector,
Tio Juana, Mexico, $7,000 currency to pay duties
on sheep (5,000 at 41.40 each).
gold or silver certificates.
Granted, except
1760.
Canadian Bank of Commerce, San Fran-
cisco, to Shanghai, 1,000,000 ounces silver.
Granted.
1761.
Yuma National Bank, Yuma Arizona,
$2,000 National Bank notes or Federal Reserve notes
to Mexico.
('Phone from Penny).
Wire requested.
Granted.
1713. P. Pastene & Co., New York to Chas.
A. Tosi, or other representative of applicants in
Mexico, during May, June and July, from Nogales,
$300,000 to $500,000 gold or silver coin.
April 27 and again April 29.
1679.
Tabled
Granted for silver.
W. R. Grace & Co., New York, to
Gen. A. Obregon, Mexico, $500,000 gold.
Tabled.
1680.
Same as above, $900,000 gold. Tabled.
1681.
Same as above $2,000,00J currency.
1682.
Same as above 000,000 silver coin.
Tabled.
Tabled.
Letter from M. M. Parker re Alvarado Mining & Milling Co., asking 42,500 for gold for
freights.
Declined - ask if silver is satisfactory.
At 11:30 A. M., the meeting adjourned.
APPROVED:
Chairman
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