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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF
ST. LOUIS
March 8, 1933.

T o All Banks in District No. 8:
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued the following
announcement and has released the same for publication: "In
order to facilitate the prompt dissemination of information
regarding and interpretation of regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to the President's proclamation,
dated March 6, 1933, declaring a bank holiday, it is requested that
all inquiries for information regarding and interpretation of any
of such regulations coming from banks, banking institutions and
individuals, be made direct to the Federal reserve bank in their
district.
Unless such requests are covered by interpretations previously issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Federal reserve
banks will secure such interpretations from the Secretary of the
Treasury.
All requests for any special permission or consent required
by the regulations should be made in accordance with such regulations."
Respectfully,
WM. McC. MARTIN,
Governor.