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BOARD OF' GOVERNORS

FEQ-ERAL

ll" THE
RES~RVE

379

SYSTEM

WASHINGTON
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"bOitl£88 OI"P'ICIAt,. CQJ!!~I:SPONOI:NCIE
TO· THI: 8CIARD

Deoeaber '1, 1938.

Dear Sir:

In aoool'dance with the recOJBea-tlon ot.tJie.-.C~ttee _on
Free Serrices of the Pres1tlents• Contereuce a~~· ...... aB4 approved
by the' Presidents• Oobference at its mee'tiJIC. a W.~DC'oa. Oil October 24-2!5, 1938, the_~ approves· the . act<teptane•· llaCl•· h0141Dc in
sateteepiag ot eeour1 ties pletlged as ooUatel'fll to· 4fpoei ts ot btmk•
rupt ·eatatea under the provisions ot otaapter VII ot tbe Qll.ellclecl
Bankruptq Act, w1 th the uaderiJtandiDS that

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1.

the J'e48.-1 Reae:rre ballks wtU. • • rU:r ea.a:rse
tor their tJ&rviou in connection thel.'W'fttJ.,

2. When suoll aecur1 ties are pla"' in aate~teePiDS
wttll ta• Federal ReserYe baDlca ·by nom•ltter banks,
inolucU.ns no..aber cleartnc ban1ts,. the Fecle.ral
Rese:rre bonks will charge tor their Rrftcea at
the rate ot l/40th of one per C. ot tb,e f'fkce
value ot such securities, provideci, bOwe't'er, that
the miniJun. · charge shall l:Je ta. 50 ud the MXilaull
charp t250.oo tor each tweln saonth period, or
portion thereof, during which se~r1t1es are t.eld
in safet$epiag, and

3.

The Federal ReserYe banks will be reillliN.reed by
depolliti!).S -.bor _and nODIII-.ber·bwa to~ . ahit>P1D&
· expenses inciact to reoebi.M eAd cleU.,.l"1lls
seouritlea pledged as collateral. to depoattil of
bankrupt estates under the. P*n'isiona or Chapter VII
ot the amended Bankruptcy Act. .

Very truly yours •
.

......

Cheater lloft'ill,
Secrete.r:r.



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