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W. P. G. HARDING. GciYONi>R
PAUL M. WARBURG. YICI GOYIRNDR
FREDERIC A. DELANO
ADOLPH C. MILLER
CHARLES S. HAMLIN

Ex·OJI'FICIO MRM8BR8

WILLIAM G. McADOO
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
CHAIRMAN

JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS

H. PARKER WILLIS, SECRETARY
SHERMAN P. ALLEN. ASST. SECRETARY
AND FISCAL AGENT

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY

WASHINGTON

ADDRESS R.PLY TO

FEDERAl. RESERVE BOARD

Dear Sir:
The Federal Reserve Board has 9een ·. mof ficial1y
advised that there has been a change in the policy of the
Mexican

Govern~nti

whereby that Governaent now requires

expprters of silver bull:i.on to re-import in gold fifty
per cent of the val1::.e Clf the silver bullion or silver in
ore thus
formerly.

exported~

instead of twenty-five per cent as

The Board 1 however, is not willing to grant

licenses for export that are in

exces~

of twenty-five per

cent of the silver value 1 this being the same as its past
practice.

It requests 1 · therefore 1 that you bear this

ter in ndnd in passing upon
export gold when

sub~tted

applic~tions

for permission to

to you for action and transmission

to the Board.
Yours very truly,

Se creta.ry.
Federal Reserve Bank;




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