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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS
FISCAL AGENT O F THE UNITED STATES

Dallas, Texas, March 8,1951

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE
NEW INVESTMENT SERIES OF TREASURY BONDS

To All Banking Institutions, and Others Concerned,
in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District:
There is quoted below a statement released by the Treasury Department today:
“In response to numerous inquiries, the Secretary of the Treasury announced
today that the new Investment Series of 2 % percent Treasury Bonds which will be
offered March 26, 1951, in exchange for outstanding 2 percent Treasury Bonds
of June 15 and December 15, 1967-72, will be dated April 1, 1951, will mature on
April 1, 1980 and be callable on April 1, 1975. The bonds will be non-marketable
and non-transferable, but will be exchangeable into marketable five-year IV2
percent Treasury Notes. The notes offered in exchange will be dated April 1
and October 1 of each year with appropriate interest adjustments to dates of
exchange. Interest on such bonds and notes will be payable semi-annually on the
first days of April and October in each year.”
As stated in our circular letter dated March 3, 1951, the official offering circular and
subscription forms for the exchange offering will be mailed so as to reach all banking insti­
tutions on Monday, March 19,1951.
Yours very truly,
R. R. GILBERT
President

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