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TELEGRAM
1943 MAY 18 PM 2 22
WA65G07MSH L13 (LONG) SF 18-957
McKEE

BOARD

F o l l o w i n g appears i n P a c i f i c Coast e d i t i o n W a l l S t r e e t J o u r n a l
Tuesday, 1 8 t h : (Heading i n . c a p s )
on b i g L . A . bank purchase r e p o r t .

Quote

No o f f e r y e t

(Ehd o f h e a d i n g ) .

Unquote

Word

Reports from

Washington i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a c t i v i t y i n c o n g r e s s i o n a l c i r c l e s

looking

t o t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f new l e g i s l a t i o n c u r b i n g bank h o l d i n g company a c t i \

v i t i e s , t h a t n e g o t i a t i o n s by G i a n n i n i i n t e r e s t s t o t a k e over c o n t r o l o f
C i t i z e n s N a t i o n a l T r u s t and Savings Bank o f Los Angeles have been i n
p r o g r e s s , i s met by noncommital but n o t d i r e c t l y n e g a t i v e r e p l i e s on
the coast.

I n San F r a n c i s c o , G i a n n i n i spokesman had no comment t o make.

I n Los A n g e l e s , P r e s i d e n t H e r b e r t D. I v e y o f C i t i z e n s s a i d :
t i m e we have r e c e i v e d no o f f e r " .

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i n t e r e s t i n c o n t r o l l e g i s l a t i o n had been aroused by word t h a t

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Corp. i n t e r e s t s were seeking t o buy C i t i z e n s N a t i o n a l , which i s now a
bank w i t h upwards o f $200 m i l l i o n o f a s s e t s and w i t h 32 branches.
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TELEGRAM

1943 May 19 PM 1 48

WA49G12VVASH L27 SF 19-1037
McKEE

BOARD

P a c i f i c Coast e d i t i o n W a l l S t r e e t J o u r n a l May 19
c a r r i e s statement t h a t A. P. G i a n n i n i , Chairman, Transamerica
C o r p o r a t i o n , has s u b m i t t e d t o d i r e c t o r s o f C i t i z e n s o f f e r t o
exchange shares N a t i o n a l C i t y f o r C i t i z e n s .

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i s sending p h o t o s t a t s o f l e t t e r t o g e t h e r w i t h copy o f
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directors.

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