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FEDERAL. RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS
F IS C A L . A G E N T O F T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S

Dallas, Texas, December 14, 1948

EXCHANGE OFFERING

To All Banking Institutions, and Others Concerned,
in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District:
There is reproduced on the reverse side hereof Treasury Department Circular No.
841, in which the Secretary of the Treasury offers l 1^ % Treasury Certificates of Indebted­
ness of Series A-1950, on an exchange basis, par for par, to holders of Treasury Certifi­
cates of Indebtedness of Series A-1949, in the amount of $2,591,911,000, or Treasury
Notes of Series A-1949, in the amount of $3,534,818,000, both maturing January 1, 1949.
Cash subscriptions will not be received.
The new certificates will be dated January 1, 1949, and will bear interest from that
date at the rate of 114% Per annum, payable with the principal at maturity on January 1,
1950. They will be issued in bearer form only, in denominations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000,
$100,000 and $1,000,000.
The books for the receipt of subscriptions to this exchange offering will be opened
Wednesday, December 15, 1948. All timely subscriptions will be allotted in full.
Subscriptions will be received at this bank and its branches at El Paso, Houston and
San Antonio, and should, be submitted on the enclosed form, with surrender of the matur­
ing securities.
It is urged that subscriptions be entered on the subscription forms; however, when
it is necessary to enter a subscription by letter or otherwise, a confirmation should be
furnished on an official subscription form as soon as the forms are received. Additional
subscription forms will be forwarded on request.
CLOSING OF SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS

The subscription books will close for the receipt of all subscriptions at the close of
business Friday, December 17. No further closing announcement will be made.
Subscriptions addressed to a Federal Reserve bank or branch or to the Treasury
Department and placed in the mail before midnight of the closing day will be considered
as having been entered before the close of the subscription books.
Yours very truly,
R. R. GILBERT
President

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
O N E A N D O N E -F O U R T H P E R C E N T T R E A S U R Y C E R T IF IC A T E S O F IN D E B T E D N E SS O F
SE R IE S A -1 9 5 0

Dated and bearing interest from January 1, 1949
1948
Department Circular No. 841

Due January 1, 1950
TREASU RY DEPARTM ENT
Office o f the Secretary
W ashington, Decem ber 15, 1948

Fiscal Service
Bureau of the Public Debt

I.

OFFERING OF CERTIFICATES

1. The Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to the authority of the Second Liberty Bond Act,
as amended, invites subscriptions, at par, from the people of the United States for certificates of
indebtedness of the United States, designated 1*4 percent Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness of
Series A-1950, in exchange for Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness of Series A-1949 or Treasury
Notes of Series A-1949, both maturing January 1, 1949.
II.

DESCRIPTION OF CERTIFICATES

1. The certificates will be dated January 1, 1949, and will bear interest from that date at the
rate of 114, percent per annum, payable with the principal at maturity on January 1, 1950. They will
not be subject to call for redemption prior to maturity.
2. The income derived from the certificates shall be subject to all taxes now or hereafter
imposed under the Internal Revenue Code, or laws amendatory or supplementary thereto. The
certificates shall be subject to estate, inheritance, gift or other excise taxes, whether Federal or
State, but shall be exempt from all taxation now or hereafter imposed on the principal or interest
thereof by any State, or any of the possessions of the United States, or by any local taxing authority.
3. The certificates will be acceptable to secure deposits of public moneys. They will not be
acceptable in payment of taxes.
4. Bearer certificates will be issued in denominations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $100,000 and
$1,000,000. The certificates will not be issued in registered, form.
5. The certificates will be subject to the general regulations of the Treasury Department, now
or hereafter prescribed, governing United States certificates.
III.

SUBSCRIPTION AND ALLOTMENT

1. Subscriptions will be received at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches and at the
Treasury Department, Washington. Banking institutions generally may submit subscriptions for
account of customers, but only the Federal Reserve Banks and the Treasury Department are author­
ized to act as official agencies.
2. The Secretary of the Treasury reserves the right to reject any subscription, in whole or in
part, to allot less than the amount of certificates applied for, and to close the books as to any or all
subscriptions at any time without notice; and any action he may take in these respects shall be
final. Subject to these reservations, all subscriptions will be allotted in full. Allotment notices will
be sent out promptly upon allotment.
IV. PAYMENT
1. Payment at par for certificates allotted hereunder must be made on or before January 3,
1949, or on later allotment, and may be made only in Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness of Series
A-1949 or Treasury Notes of Series A-1949, both maturing January 1, 1949, which will be accepted
at par, and should accompany the subscription. The full amount of interest due on the securities
surrendered will be paid to the subscriber following acceptance of the securities.
V.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. As fiscal agents of the United States, Federal Reserve Banks are authorized and requested
to receive subscriptions, to make allotments on the basis and up to the amounts indicated by the
Secretary of the Treasury to the Federal Reserve Banks of the respective Districts, to issue allot­
ment notices, to receive payment for certificates allotted, to make delivery of certificates on full-paid
subscriptions allotted, and they may issue interim receipts pending delivery of the definitive
certificates.
2. The Secretary of the Treasury may at any time, or from time to time, prescribe supple­
mental or amendatory rules and regulations governing the offering, which will be communicated
promptly to the Federal Reserve Banks.
JOHN W. SNYDER,
Secretary of the Treasury.

EXCHANGE OFFERING
SUBSCRIPTION FOR

1-1/4% United States Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness
SERIES A-1950
Due January 1, 1950

Dated January 1, 1949

For Use of
Federal Reserve Bank

To:
□ Federal Reserve Bank, Dallas 13, Texas
□ Federal Reserve Bank Branch, El Paso, Texas
□ Federal Reserve Bank Branch, Houston 1, Texas
□ Federal Reserve Bank Branch, San Antonio 6, Texas

Number.............................
Amount $.........................

Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 841, dated December 15, 1948, the under­
signed hereby subscribes for $ ___________ , United States Treasury 1*4% Certificates of Indebtedness, Series
A-1950, dated January 1, 1949, maturing January 1, 1950, and tenders the following securities in payment:
U/8% Certificates of Indebtedness, Series A-1949, maturing January 1, 1949............ .............. $................. . ..........
U/8% Treasury Notes of Series A-1949, maturing January 1, 1949.......................................... S...............................
Serial numbers of the maturing securities tendered should be listed on the reverse side. The maturing securi­
ties should be surrendered with this subscription.
If maturing securities are not tendered with this subscription, please attach a letter giving complete information
regarding the location and approximate date of surrender of the securities.

SCHEDULE FOR ISSUE OF SECURITIES

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELIVERY OF
NEW SECURITIES
□

Hold in Custody Account

□

Pledge to secure W ar Loan Deposits

□

Ship to------------------------------------------------------------------

Issued in Bearer Form Only. Fill in Number o f Pieces
By Denomination

(Allotted to member banks for own account only)

Number of
Pieces

DO NOT USE THIS COLUMN

At

Amount

(Allotted to qualified banks for own account only)
$1,000
$a,000

□

$10,000

Securities to be transferred by wire to

$100,000
$1,000,000

(State whether free delivery or against funds)

TOTAL

□ This is an original subscription

$

□ This is a confirmation

Time Stamp
For use of Federal Reserve Bank
(Name o f Subscriber)

By.

(Authorized Signature)

(Address)

Dated.
(Over)

LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
NAME OF SUBSCRIBER

ADDRESS

AMOUNT

TOTAL

$

SERIAL NUMBERS OF
TREASURY CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS OF SERIES A-1949 SURRENDERED
1,000’s

5,000’s

10,000’s

100,000’s

1,000,000’s

SERIAL NUMBERS OF
TREASURY NOTES OF SERIES A-1949 SURRENDERED
1,000’s

5,000’s

10,000’s

100,000’s

1,000,000’s