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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Office Correspondence
Tn

Chairman Eooles

p f l t e December 10,191*7
Subject:

January 1 refunding

Thomas L<

"When Mr* Bartelt made routine inquiry to make sure that
there had been no change in the Casmittee1s views, I told him that
the Committee considered it settled that one-year 1 l/8 per cent
certificates would be offered in full exchange for the maturing
January 1, 19i|S issue; and that the System still intends to turn
in its holdings for cash if, as expected* there are sufficient funds,
but that that point did not have to be covered today*
I then let Ur* Rouse know what I had told Bartelt* He
reminded me that the instruction of the full committee was for retirement of System holdings through the next quarter to the extent
justified by the money market condition, and that, after first asking for mandatory instruction from the full committee for full
retirement of System holdings, you had agreed to this modification*
We have until a few days after the opening of the books9
probably around the 19th, to make final decision*