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4tt a meeting of the Executive Jommittee of the Feleral

eserve Board with certain others held in the office of

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Leo S. Rowe, on Thursday,
October 11, at 12 o'clock noon,
PRESENT:
Mr. uarburj.,

Mr. Miller,

Mr. ../owe,

Mr.

traass,
,illis, Secretary.

Present also, Hr. Hen7 Braere, of the 4merican Metals
of the x,merican Smelting & Aefining Jo.
d. Mr. Rowe stated the substance of a cablegram which had
been received from the 4.merican zonbassador relative to the
gold reqairements of the Mexican Government, and

:a..

Braere

placed before the Jonference the following statement of the
gold requirements of the Mexican Government:

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GOVEZLIZZ-1.,..14

00Lt.ClL rREDE.

1. 2rovernmental needs.
(1)

:;old
rchase of 6,000,000 silver pesos, approximately ,,,4,000,000

(2) 2or monetary reoraniztion,




first month
second
third
fourth
fifth

5,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000

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(3)

eeds of ilexican Treasury,

Gold
45,000,000
virst month
5,000,000
secOnd month
third and succeeding months
antil balance of
trade is in
favor of U.5. 2,500,000

II. .Commer iul needs.
The Federal Reserve Board will issue gold export
licenses to an amount not exceeding,
First month
Second month
Third
Fourth

..;5,000,000
5,000,000
3,000,000
2,500,000

These licenses shall coyer actual commercial transactions.
General discussion ensued

but no action was

taken.
At 1.00 p.m., the Conference adjourned.
APPAIVED:
Chairman.
Chairman.