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MAY9
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
WASHINGTON

May 9, 1963.

CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

TO:

Federal Open Market Committee

FROM:

Mr. Kenyon

In a telephone conversation on May 8 between Mr. Coombs
and Mr. Roy Bridge, Deputy Chief Cashier, Bank of England, Mr.
Bridge said that the 1/32 per cent commission charged by the
Bank of England to purchase commercial bills (as mentioned in the
letter from Mr. L. A. Whittome to Mr. Coombs dated May 2, 1963,
which has previously been distributed to the Committee) would be
waived for the Federal Reserve on a reciprocal basis.

Kenneth A. Kenyon, Assistant Secretary,
Federal Open Market Committee.

1983