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F ederal

reserve

Ba n k

DALLAS, TEXAS

of

Dallas

75222

Circular Wo. 6 9 -2 2 7
September 5? 1969

To the Member Bank addressed:
In order to moderate the flow of Euro-dollars between U. S.
banks and their foreign branches and also between U. S. and foreign
banks, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System amended,
effective September k , 1969 , Regulation D, Part 2 0 k , "Reserves of
Member Banks" and Regulation M, Part 213, "Foreign Activities of
National Banks" (also applies to State chartered member banks).
The changes include:
1.

Establishing a 10 percent reserve requirement against
(a) net borrowings by domestic offices of member banks
from their foreign branches and (b) assets of foreign
branches acquired from domestic offices of its parent
bank, to the extent that such borrowing and assets
exceed the daily average amounts outstanding in the
four weeks ending May 28, 1 96 9 *

2.

Establishing a 10 percent reserve requirement against
credit extended by a foreign branch of a member bank
to United States residents, to the extent such credits
exceed those in a base period defined as either (a) the
amount outstanding on June 25 or 26, 1969 or (b) the
daily average amount outstanding in the four weeks
ending May 28, 1 9 6 9 .

3.

Establishing a 10 percent reserve requirement on
borrowings by member banks from banks abroad, with
one exception: only three percent reserve is re­
quired against such borrowings that do not exceed
four percent of a member bank's daily average de­
posits subject to reserve requirements.

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If your bank is not involved in the type of transactions as
described in the amendments to Regulations D and M, effective September k ,
1969 > please detach and complete the lower portion of this letter and re­
turn it in the enclosed stamped, self-addressed envelope as soon as
convenient.
Yours very truly,

P. E. Coldwell
President

TO:

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS
ATTENTION ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

This Bank does not participate in the types of transactions
described in the amendments to Regulation D, "Reserves of Member Banks,"
and Regulation M, "Foreign Activities of National Banks."
Should this Bank participate in any such transactions at some
future date we will so inform you.

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