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J . F. KENNEDY, PRESIDENT
NEW HAMPTON

HARRY W. SCHALLER, RETIRING PRES.
STORM LAKE

C. K. CULLINGS, VICE PRES. AND TREAS.
EXIRA

FRANK WARNER, SECRETARY
DES MOINES

FOUNDED 1687
MEMBERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 660 IOWA BANKS

DES MOINES 9
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
430 LIBERTY BUILDING
PHONE 3-0179

August 3rd, 1950.

Mr. Marriner S. Eccles,
Member, Board of Governors,
Federal Reserve System,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Eccles:
We have read an excerpt of a statement made "by you with respect
to "Pension Funds Held Undesirable", What we have read about i t
seems to coincide with our own personal views and I would l i k e
to get the f u l l statement as you may have made i t . We
have checked a number of the Federal Reserve Bulletins, but
have been unable to find any reference to your Pension Statement.
If you have a copy that you could send us we would appreciate
i t or i f you. can t e l l us where we can obtain a copy I w i l l be
g r a t e f u l . If there i s any expense involved, please l e t u s
know and we will remit promptly.
With our sincere thanks and with kind regards always, we are
Yours very cordially and sincerely,

Secretary,
FW Id
via a i r mail







August 7j 19>0.

lir« FroxiK earner, Secretary*
Io*a bwuikcrt Association|
Office ox the Secretary t
4>j Liberty Building,
lies Koines 9, Iowa.
Dear Mr. «-arner:
1 urn pleased to note frosi your ieuter of
August 3 that you approve of ray views on pension
funas.
Several nontas ago 1 auide an off-the—record
speech before the uaio college £>rotip« it was not publi.6hed. I discussed social security ci.s one aspect of
it. In replying to a letter from Senator Cain relative to social securityj I quoted froa that speech and
lay reply appeared In the Congressional fi*cord. lir.
Viilcox, who wrote an article appearing in The Hoosier
Banker, oust have gotten his Information from that letter. I attg therefore, enclosing a copy of ay letterto Senator Cain.
Very truij yours,

U. 3. Kcclee.
Enclosure