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FEDERAL RESERVE B O A R D
WASHINGTON
ADDRESS OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE T O
T H E FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

X-7513
July 19, 1933.

SUBJECT:

Code words for advice to Federal reserve
"bank and agent of Federal reserve notes
redeemed and charged to the bank's gold
redemption fund.

Dear Sir;
In order that there may "be a synchronization of charges by
the Treasurer of the United States and "by the Federal reserve banks
against the banks1 gold redemption funds on account of Federal reserve
notes redeemed, beginning July 24, 1933, the national Bank Redemption
Agency of the Treasury will advise the Federal reserve banks of such
redemptions by wire, using the following code word:
DE0PTA3IS $
of unfit Federal reserve notes of
your bank have today been redeemed and charged
against the bank's gold redemption fund for Federal reserve notes, and delivered for the account
of your agent to the Comptroller of the Currency
for verification and destruction.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will advise the
Federal reserve agents by wire of the receipt from the Treasurer of the
United States of Federal reserve notes for destruction, using the following code word:
DHOFTIDE




$
of unfit Federal reserve notes of
your bank received today from the Treasurer of

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the United States for destruction (verified and credited
to your account).
The above code words should be inserted in. the Federal reserve Telegraph
Code following the word DROPSY, on page 79.
Advice as to the denominational distribution of the Federal
reserve notes redeemed will he furnished, as at present, to the Federal reserve "banks on Form 6232-A, E.A. and to the Federal reserve
agents on Form 6232-B, R.A.

Digitized for TO
FRASER
GOVERNORS OF


Very truly yours,

J. C. Noell,
Assistant Secretary.

ALL F. R . banks.