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CONFIDENTIAL (FR)

Matters for consideration at the meeting of the Federal Open Market
Committee to be held on Monday and Tuesday, November 20-21, 1972

Monday, 2:30 p.m.
1.

Economic and financial situation and outlook.

A. Staff reports.

(Chart presentation on prospects
through 1973.)

B. General Committee discussion.
2. Discussion of Committee procedures with respect to targets and
instructions to Manager.

Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.
3. Approval of minutes of actions taken at Committee meetings of
September 19 and October 17, 1972.
4. Acceptance of memoranda of discussion for the meetings of
September 19 and October 17, 1972.
5. Foreign currency operations.
A. Reports on foreign meetings.
B. Report by Special Manager on foreign currency operations
since the Committee meeting of October 17, 1972; and
action with respect to transactions during that period.
C, Consideration of recommendations of Special Manager.
6. Domestic open market operations.
A. Report by Manager on open market operations since the meeting
of the Committee on October 17, 1972; and action with respect
to transactions during that period.

B.

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

7.

Discussion of monetary policy and of current economic policy
directive to be issued to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
(Copy of October 17, 1972, directive attached.)

8.

Semi-annual review of authority to lend securities from System
Open Market Account. (See memoranda from Manager and General
Counsel distributed on October 12, 1972.)

9.

Confirmation of date for the next meeting (December 19, 1972).

Attachment