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AGENDA
FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE
Monday, December 20, 1976
3:30 p.m.

1. Discussion of recommendations of Subcommittee on Directive
regarding last two paragraphs of domestic policy directive.
(See memorandum dated November 10, 1976.)

2.

Discussion of forthcoming memorandum from Subcommittee on
Directive regarding nonborrowed reserves tracking experiment.

3.

Discussion of recommendations of Subcommittee on Foreign
Currency Instruments. (See memoranda distributed on
November 12 and December 14, 1976.)
Tuesday, December 21, 1976
9:30 a.m.

4.

Approval of minutes of actions taken at the meeting of the
Federal Open Market Committee on November 16, 1976.

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7.

Foreign currency operations.
A.

Report on foreign currency operations since the meeting
of the Committee on November 16, 1976.

B.

Action to approve, ratify, and confirm transactions
since the previous meeting.

C.

Consideration of Manager's recommendations with respect
to foreign currency operations.

Economic and financial situation and outlook.
A.

Staff comments.

B.

General Committee discussion.

Domestic open market operations.
A.

Report on open market operations since the meeting of the
Committee on November 16, 1976.

B.

Action to approve, ratify, and confirm transactions since
the previous meeting.

C.

Comments by Economist (Domestic Finance) on prospective
financial relationships.

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9.

Current monetary policy and domestic policy directive to be
issued to Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
(Copy of November 16, 1976, directive attached.)

Memorandum from Secretariat entitled, "Release of FOMC
memoranda of discussion for 1971, " dated December 8, 1976.

10.

Discussion of memorandum from General Counsel distributed
on December 13, 1976, entitled "Status of paragraph 2 of
authorization for domestic open market operations. "

11.

Confirmation of date for next meeting.
1977.)

(Tuesday, January 18,