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FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
WASHINGTON

May 26, 1923.
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S u b j e c t : F i s c a l Agency E x p e n s e s , ~

Reimbursable»

%• d e a r Governor:
I am h a n d i n g you a copy of a l e t t e r from Hon.
S, P» G i l b e r t , J r . , Under S e c r e t a r y of tho T r e a s u r y , which
is self-explanatory.

You w i l l n o t e , hovever, t h a t he i s r e -

q u e s t i n g t h a t each of the F e d e r a l Reserve Banks submit a s soon
as p o s s i b l e , b u t n o t l a t e r than June 3 0 t h , an e s t i m a t e Of reimb u r s a b l e f i s c a l agency expenses t h a t v i l l be i n c u r r e d d u r i n g
the f i s c a l year b e g i n n i n g J u l y 1 , 1923 and ending June 30, 1924.
You 'will a l s o n o t e t h a t t h e Treasury proposes t o re
imburse F e d e r a l Reserve Banks f o r a c t u a l and n e c e s s a r y expenses
i n c u r r e d i n c o n n e c t i o n - n t h the i s s u e of p u b l i c d e b t s e c u r i t i e s
f o r t h e f i s c a l year ending June 30, 1924.
K i n d l y give t h i s your prompt a t t e n t i o n .
Very t r u l y y o u r s ,

Governor.
(Enclosure)
TO GOVERNORS OF ALL F . R. BANKS.




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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON

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May 25, 1 9 2 ) .

My dear Governor:
On J u l y 5 , 1922, I advised the Board with r e s p e c t to f i s c a l
agency expenses t h a t , a t l e a s t u n t i l the c l o s e of the c a l e n d a r year
1922, the Department would proceed on the b a s i s followed d u r i n g the
f i s c a l year ended June JO, 1922, and t h a t upon the submission of claims
t h e r e f o r F e d e r a l Reserve Banks would be reimbursed n e c e s s a r y and a c t u a l
expenses i n c u r r e d i n connection with new i s s u e s of p u b l i c debt s e c u r i ties.

R e c e i p t of my l e t t e r of J u l y 5th was acknowledged by the Governor

of t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Board on J u l y 6 , 1922, -vith advice t h a t a copy
of my l e t t e r was teing sent each F e d e r a l Reserve Bank*
This i s t o advise you t h a t during the f i s c a l year b e g i n n i n g
J u l y 1 , 1923 and ending June 30, 1924, the sane b a s i s w i l l be continued
and t h e p r i n c i p l e of reimbursing F e d e r a l Reserve Banks f o r a c t u a l n e c e s s a r y expenses i n c u r r e d i n connection with new i s s u e s of p u b l i c debt
s e c u r i t i e s w i l l be observed a s h e r e t o f o r e •
Your c o u r t e s y w i l l be a p p r e c i a t e d if you w i l l r e q u e s t each
F e d e r a l Reserve Bank to submit a s soon a s p o s s i b l e , and not l a t e r than
June 3 0 t h , an e s t i m a t e of reimbursable f i s c a l agenfcy expenses t h a t v i l l
be i n c u r r e d d u r i n g the f i s c a l year beginning J u l y 1 , 1923 and ending
June 30, 192U.

This i n f o r m a t i o n i s n e c e s s a r y f o r i n c l u s i o n i n the

budget f i g u r e s .

The expenses in t h i s connection should show a

very important r e d u c t i o n f o r the year in q u e s t i o n .




The Department

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contemplates no l a r g e r e f u n d i n g or o t h e r e x t r a o r d i n a r y o p e r a t i o n s *
So f a r a s can be f o r e s e e n , new i s s u e s w i l l c o n s i s t of p e r i o d i c i s s u
of T r e a s u r y c e r t i f i c a t e s , and p o s s i b l y Treasury n o t e s , and cont i n u i n g i s s u e s of Treasury s a v i n g s c e r t i f i c a t e s .
Very t r u l y y o u r s ,
(Signed) S. P . G i l b e r t , J r .
Under S e c r e t a r y .

Honorable D. B« C r i s s i n g e r ,
Governor, F e d e r a l Reserve Board.