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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

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WASHINGTON
A D D R E S S OFFICIAL. C O R R E S P O N D E N C E T O
T H E FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

X-8048
October 6, 1934

Bear Sir:
At a recent meeting, the System Committee on l e g i s l a t i v e
Program authorized the technical s t a f f to obtain such help as might
be necessary to accomplish i t s purpose expeditiously.

It i s antic-

ipated at t h i s time that the additional services required w i l l be
one or two junior a s s i s t a n t s and two stenographers, bringing the
t o t a l expenses of the committee, including the salary of Mr. Walter
R. Stark,to an amount not to exceed $2,000 per month.
The action of the committee, which meets with the Board's
approval, was taken with the understanding that the expenses would
be paid by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a l l o c a t e d among
the twelve Federal reserve banks i n the manner referred to i n the
Board's l e t t e r of September 25, 1934, X-8020, with regard to the
salary of Mr, Walter R. Stark, secretary of the committee.
I t w i l l be appreciated i f you w i l l submit to your directors
the matter of the a l l o c a t i o n to your bank in the manner referred
to of a portion of the additional expense involved, and forward
to the Board advice of their decision.

Several of the banks, i n

response to the Board's l e t t e r of September 25, have already adv i s e d of approval by their directors of the a l l o c a t i o n to the



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banks of a portion of the expense involved i n connection with the
employment of Mr. Stark.
Very truly yours,

L. P. Bethea,
Assistant Secretary.

To the Chairmen of a l l Federal reserve "banks.

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