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THE Un iv e r s it y O E Na t io n a l Ba S E A T T L E H A R K Y B . L E A R , President A W H O G U E ,Vi c k President A W . T E N N E Y , Asst.Vice President R O S S P . W IU jL A M S, A s s t.Vic k P r e sinbut E . A .G O O K , Cashier G.E.M9 CALL,Asst. Cashier H.E.NEELSEN.Asst. Cashier 'W D . H A R R I S O N , A s s t . C a s h i e r & B o n d O f f i c e r Se a t t l e .W a shington November 21, 1955 M r. M a r r in e r E c c le s G o ve rn o r, F e d e r a l R eserve B o a rd , W ash in gto n , D .C . Dear M r. E c c le s : A llo w me t o c o n g r a t u la t e you on y o u r s ta n d and speech a t th e A m erican Bankers C o n v e n tio n a t New O r le a n s * I S im p ly have q u i t g o in g to th e se co n v e n tio n s f o r th e l a s t f o u r o r f i v e y e a r s . I made one o r two h a rd f i g h t s f o r b a n k in g re fo rm and an e n lig h te n e d vie w o f o u r d u ty and s e r v ic e t o o u r c o u n try and re c e iv e d so l i t t l e sym p a th y and so much in d if f e r e n c e and s e l f i s h n e s s t h a t I w i l l n e v e r a t te n d an o th e r c o n v e n tio n u n le s s th e re i s a change. I w i l l be i n W ash in gto n i n a b o u t a week and may ta k e th e l i b e r t y o f c a l l i n g t o p a y my r e s p e c t s . K in d e s t r e g a r d s . Y o u rs v e r y t r u l y , P r e s id e n t R B L:P n k Chairman xxxxxxx November ¿6, 1935» M r. H a r r y B. L e a r , P r e s id e n t , The U n i v e r s i t y N a t io n a l Bank, S e a t t le , W ash in gto n . My d e a r M r. L e a r : I a p p r e c ia te v e r y much y o u r l e t t e r o f November ¿ 1 s t and am g la d t o know t h a t you ap p rove o f my a d d re ss b e fo re th e Am erican B an k e rs A s s o c ia t i o n c o n v e n tio n i n New O r le a n s on November U th . I n view o f yo u r i n t e r e s t i n th e sub j e c t , I am e n c lo s in g a s te n o g r a p h ic t r a n s c r i p t o f th a t ad d ress. S in c e r e ly y o u rs, M. £ ; E c c l e s , Chairm an. e n c lo su re M S !:V E :b