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THE COldFTROLLEK OF THE CUEKENCT
Washington

February 21,

19^0

Honorable John K . McKee,
Board o f Governors,
F e d e r a l Keaerve System,
Washington, !)• C»
Dear Governor McKeei
There I s t r a n s m i t t e d t o you h e r e w i t h
copy o f a l e t t e r r e c e i v e d from M r . L . M« G i a n n i n i ,
P r e s i d e n t o f t h e Bank o f America N» T« k. S . A.

Very s i n c e r e l y yours,
(signed)

P r e s t o n Delano
P r e s t o n Delano

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BANK OF AiiSKlCA
NATIONAL TRUST AKB BATHOS A&TOCIATION
SAN FRAfiCIflOO CALIFORNIA.

Ideyflower H o t e l ,
Washington, D.C.
February 2 0 , 1940

Honorable P r e s t o n Delano
C o m p t r o l l e r o f t h e Currency
Washington, D . C.
Dear C o m p t r o l l e r Delano»
I am sending you t h e enclosed copies o f t h e
schedules w i t h respect t o t h e Bank 9 s investment account
which I promised you t h i s a f t e r n o o n . There a r e a d d i t i o n a l copies t o be f u r n i s h e d t o t h e o t h e r s present a t
t h e meeting t h i s a f t e r n o o n . I have not been a b l e t o
secure t h e o t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n y e t but w i l l communicate
i t t o you j u s t as soon as i t i s r e c e i v e d .




Kind regards.

Very t r u l y yours,

/ s / U M. G i a n n i n i
L . M. G i a n n i n i , P r e s i d e n t
Bank o f America N . T . & S . A .

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Februery 17,

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1940.

RANT OF AH-ERICA N . T . & S . A .

£ a c h y e a r s i n c e 1935 L o a n s and D i s c o u n t s t o T o t a l R e s o u r c e s r o s e
i n percentage t o T o t a l Resources.
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

35. #
37.2
42.2
42.8
43.6

(in
$451
532.1
630.7
673.8
711.

A t t h e same t i m e t h e amount o f Governments h e l d end t h e
t o T o t a l Resources d e c l i n e d .
1935
1936
1937
1937
1938
1939

!l
L

, - I
is
^

3388..33$$
32.6
28.5
26.2
26.6

£438.6
466.4
425.3
412.3
434.

millions)

percentage

(In

millions)

T h i s d e c l i n i n g t r e n d i n t h e p e r c e n t e g e o f U. S . G o v e r n m e n t s t o
T o t e l Resources i s s r e v e r s e l o f t h e p r e v i o u s t r e n d f o r t h e p r e c e d i n g f i v e y e a r s when t h e p e r c e n t a g e o f U . S . Governments t o
T o t a l R e s o u r c e s wes as f o l l o w s :




1930
1931
1932 M'p
1933
1934

12.7%
15.4
A/
\y

22.8
31.1

$-147.5
142.8
170.2
215.
355.3

(In

millions)

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I W . - ^ a . ' - N r ACCOUNT — 3AKK Qi AfovRICA. K.T.fc S.A«

Uovtmnlente
Average
Net C a r r y
Het C a r r y

Dote

;> £
TaaHBaem •1
Average
Ret C a r r y
Net C a r r y

December 3 1 , 1931

142,374»707*38

104.708

67,791,778.86

10a.786

June 30, 1932

151,094,915*71

103.506

68,579,259.10

103.57

"ecembor 3 1 , 1932

169,685,>64*47

103.71

73,269,320.24

103.08

Juna 3 0 , 1933

177,647.862*34

102,686

73,746,006.79

102.948

I e c e a b : r 3 1 , 1933

214,839,858.66

102.379

76,507,970.63

101*246

June 30, 1934

277,118,849*69

102*161

102,932,324.83

98.307

December 3 1 , 1934

346,954,777.30

101.378

101,033,984.82

101.163

June 3 0 , 1935

340,222,055.47

103.553

98,692,486.55

102.414

December 31, 1935

484,440,039.49

102.614

91,902,115.32

105.456

June 30, 1936

483,783,726*30

101.89

96,323,418.52

104.627

December 31, 1936

461,346,989*14

102.67

101,307,930.95

106.433

June 3 0 , 1937

414,559,084*70

102.305

92,865,348.99

105.861

418,973,058*33

101.94

85,358,703.47

105,124

June 3 0 , 193®

432,379,483.36

102.221

99,424,399.79

104.185

December 3 1 , 1938

405,468,768*83

101.815

107,680,007.63

104.664

June 30, 1939

390,064,439.98

103.086

134,164,163.87

104.59

' e c a a b e r 3 1 , 1939

424,254,993.92

102.891

139,194,443.15

104.46

December 3 1 ,

Note:




1937

Net c a r r y v a l u e l a c a r r y v a l u e a f t e r d e d u c t l e a s
B a s e r ? e a f o r A m o r t i z a t i o n o f premium*

for