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910 W . P . « . H A R D I N G . GOVERNOR EX OFFICIO M E M B E R S A L B E R T S T R A U S S . VICE GOVERNOR ADOLPH C. MILLER CARTER GLASS SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY C H A R L E S S . HAMLIN JGHAIKMAK FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD J O H N SKELTON W l t L l A M S COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY HENRY A. MOEHLENPAH W . T . C H A P M A N . SECRETARY R . G . E M E R S O N . ASSISTANT SECRETARY ADDRESS REPLY TO W . M. 1MLAY, FISCAL AGENT WASHINGTON FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD November 26,1919* X-1734 CONFIDENTIAL Subject: Location of Branch Bank i n Oklahoma* To the Member Bank addressed, Tenth Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , S t a t e of Oklahoma. Gentlemen The Federal Reserve Board has under c o n s i d e r a t i o n the establishment of a branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City a t e i t h e r OKLAHOMA CITY or TULSA. In order t h a t t h i s branch may be l o c a t e d w i t h a view t o the i n t e r e s t s of the t e r r i t o r y to be served, the Board d e s i r e s from you an unbiased statement i n d i c a t i n g your p r e f e r e n c e as between the two c i t i e s named. Please d i s r e g a r d a l l previous communications which you may have r e c e i v e d upon t h i s s u b j e c t from any source. < No decision w i l l be reached by the Board u n t i l an opinion has been received from tha member banks in t h a t part of Oklahoma l y i n g within the Tenth Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , exclusive of Oklahoma City and Tulsa. You a r e t h e r e f o r e r e quested, a t the e a r l i e s t p o s s i b l e moment, to i n d i c a t e your p r e f e r e n c e by f i l l i n g out the a t t a c h e d form and mailing i t to th3 undersigned. Kindly have the form signed by an exe c u t i v e o f f i c e r of your Bank - p r e f e r a b l y a senior executive o f f i c e r - and accept the assurance t h a t the expression of your p r e f e r e n c e w i l l be h e l d as s t r i c t l y c o n f i d e n t i a l * Very t r u l y yours, •Enclosure. Executive Secretary* To a l l member banks i n Oklahoma except Oklahoma City and Tulsa* X-173Ua Date Mr. W.W. Hoxton, Executive S e c r e t a r y , Federal Reserve Board, Washington, B.C. Dear S i r : You a r e authorized to r e p o r t to the Federal Reserve Board t h a t , i n the opinion of the undersigned member bank, the Oklahoma branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City should be l o c a t e d a t -• I t i s understood t h a t t h i s e x p r e s s i o n of opinion i s t o be regarded as c o n f i d e n t i a l . Name of Bank Name of O f f i c e r ^ T i t l e of O f f i c e r