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128 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF" THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM WASHINGTON ADDRESS OF"F"ICIAL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE SOARD February 4, 1942 Dear Sir: Recently the head of the Division of Fro?.~n Funds Control of one of the Federal Reserve Banl~s received a request from a local censor for information which the hea.d of the division did not feel he could give out without the consent of the Treastllj~ Department. The matter was taken up with the Treas,... u.ry and under date of Ja.'1uary 27, 1942, the TreaSUI"'J sent to the Frozen Funds Control division of each Federal Reserve Bank circular No. 11;3 authorizing the division to make information in its files and records available to the offices of Military and Naval Intelligence, Arrow and Navy Censorship, and agents of the Department of Justice. The Board has not received ar~ rsquests from the Office of Censorship that conf:Ldential information be made available to censors from other departments of the Fode:ra.l Reserve Banks. However, should you receive requests for such information, it will be appreciated if you will give the censor tho fullest cooperation practicable in the circumstances, and if the nu.'ilbcr of such calls assumes any su1Jstantial volume it is suggested that you advise the Board from time to time as to the nmnber and general nature of the requests. Should you haye any question at any time a,s to the information that should be furnished to the censor in response to his requests, the Board will 0e pleased to have you take the matter up with it. Ver.f TO THE PRESID&"!TS OF ALL F11'DERAL RESERVE BANKS
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