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Earch 5 , 1945

Honorable B r e n t Spance* Chairman,
Banking and Currency C o c o i t t e e ,
House o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ,
W a s h i n g t o n , B * G«
B e a r 36r. C h a i r m a n *
¥hen I t e s t i f i e d b e f o r e your Committee t h i s
saow&ng, I was a s k e d b y Kr* Smith o f Ohio, t o p u t i n
the Record a f i g u r e o f the total holdings t y c o w e i v
d i a l banks o f d i r e c t o b l i g a t i o n s o f the United S t a t e s
Govermosnt, a s v e i l a s o b l i g a t i o n s guaranteed by the
Gorerawmt. Ibe b e s t e s t i m a t e we can g e t a s o f
B e c e a b e r 3 L , 1 9 4 4 * i e $77,500,000,000* H o l d i n g s o f
U n i t e d S t a t e s G w e r a j a e n t o b l i g a t i o n s fcy t h e F e d e r a l
B e s e r r e B a n k s o& t h e s a m e d a t e w e r e f l & # S O 0 y O O O t O O Q *




?eiy truly yours,
& S , Eccles,
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