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A p r i l 2U, 191+7.
Mr. Edward B. Brown, P r e s i d e n t ,
F e d e r a l Advisory C o u n c i l ,
The F i r s t N a t i o n a l Bank of Chicago,
Chicago, I l l i n o i s *
Dear Mr. Brown:
A f t e r w r i t i n g you y e s t e r d a y about t h e Chairman's
t e s t i m o n y , I t a l k e d w i t h him by t e l e p h o n e and he s u g g e s t e d
t h a t I w r i t e t o each member of t h e Advisory Council i n a s much a s through an i n a d v e r t e n c e t h e S e c r e t a r y ' s o f f i c e had
s e n t c o p i e s of a l l of t h e t e s t i m o n y t o members of t h e
Counoil i n s t e a d of f o l l o w i n g t h e Chairman's s u g g e s t i o n of
c a l l i n g a t t e n t i o n t o t h e d i s c u s s i o n r e l a t i n g t o t h e Advisory
Council i t s e l f and i t s recommendations.
I d o n ' t suppose any p a r t i c u l a r harm was done, b u t
t h e members of t h e Council may wonder why t h i s was s e n t t o
them w i t h o u t e x p l a n a t i o n , so I t h o u g h t I would l e t you know
t h a t I am w r i t i n g a l e t t e r t o each member t o t r y t o
straighten i t out.
Sincerely yours.

E l l i o t t Thurston,
A s s i s t a n t t o t h e Chairman.

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