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f e d e r a l r e s e r v e b a n k DALLAS, TEXAS o f D a lla s 75222 C i r c u l a r No. 79-184 N ovem ber 14, 1979 TO ALL BANKS IN THE ELEVENTH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT: The following information has been received today from the U .S. T r e a s u ry Department: The P resid ent has issued an o rd e r blocking all official Iranian a s se ts in the United S tates, including deposits in United States b a n k s , th e ir foreign b ra n c h e s, s u b sid ia rie s, and offices of foreign banks in the United States. As a matter of additional information, the regulations re q u ire blocking of all Iranian Government accounts and that includes the central bank and other controlled entities. Official Government account also in cludes accounts of nationalized United States co rp o ratio n s, including b a n k s. T his does not apply to p riv a te accounts. S incerely y o u r s , E rnest T . Baughman President B a n k s and o th e rs are e n c o u ra g e d to use th e fo llo w in g in c o m in g W A TS n u m b e rs in c o n ta c tin g th is Bank: 1-800-442-7140 (in tra s ta te ) and 1-800-527-9200 (in te rs ta te ). F or c a lls p la ce d lo c a lly , p le a se use 651 p lu s th e e x te n s io n re fe rre d to above. This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org)
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