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I!X OP'FJCIO MEM81ER8

W. P. G. HARDING. GOVIRNOR
ALBERT STRAUSS, VICE GOVERNOR

ADOLPH C. MILLER
CHARLES S. HAMLIN

CARTER GLASS
SICIETAIY OF THE TREASURY
CHAIRMAN

FEDERAL RESERVE 1;30ARD

JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY

J. A. BRODERICit, SECRETARY
W. T. CHAPMAN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY
W. M. IMLAY, fiSCAL AGENT

WASHINGTON

ADDRESS REPL. Y TO\

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

Augu.st 8, 1919.

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X-1649
SUbject:

Board's views as to need for legislation
providing for reduction of currency in
circulation.

Dear Sir:
There is enclosed herewith, for your information,
c~y

of a letter which the Board has

to~

addressed to the

Chairman of the senate Conmi t tee on Banking and Currency in
response to a letter from him requesting an expression o£
the Board's views as to the advisability of legislation providing for the gradual reduction of the currency in circulation,
as proposed by

~enate

Resolution 142.

You will note that the Board desires that no publicity
be given to this letter until the morning of August 11th.

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Governor,.

Enclosure.




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