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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF NEW YORK
Fiscal Agent of the United States
f Circular No. 28271

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August 14,1944 J

FOUR PERCENT TREASURY BONDS OF 1 9 4 4 - 5 4
NOTICE OF CALL FOR REDEMPTION

To all Banks and Trust Companies in the
Second Federal Reserve District and Others

Concerned:

Following is a copy of a press statement containing the text of a public notice of call dated
August 14,1944, issued by the Secretary of the T r e a s u r y :
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Washington
FOR RELEASE, MORNING NEWSPAPERS,
Monday, August 14, 1944.
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Press Service

The Secretary of the Treasury announced today that all outstanding 4 percent Treasury
Bonds of 1944-54 are called for redemption on December 15, 1944. Approximately $1,037,000,000
of these bonds are now outstanding.
The text of the formal notice of eall is as follows:
FOUR PERCENT TREASURY BONDS OF 1944-54
NOTICE OF CALL FOR REDEMPTION
To Holders of 4 percent Treasury Bonds of 1944-54,
and Others Concerned:
1. Public notice is hereby given that all outstanding 4 percent Treasury Bonds of
1944-54, dated December .15, 1924, are hereby called for redemption on December 15, 1944,
on which date interest on such bonds will cease.
2. Holders of these bonds may, in advance of the redemption date, be offered the
privilege of exchanging all or any part of their called bonds for other interest-bearing
obligations of the United States, in which event public notice will hereafter be given and
an official circular governing the exchange offering will be issued.
3. Full information regarding the presentation and surrender of the bonds for cash
redemption under this call will be found in Department Circular No. 666, dated
July 21, 1941.
HENRY MORGENTHAU, JR.,
Secretary of the Treasury.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, August 14, 1944.
Additional copies of this circular will be furnished upon request.




AT,LAN SPBOTJL,

President.

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF NEW YORK

August 14, 1944.

To all Banking Institutions in the
Second Federal Reserve

District:

We are pleased to announce that The Luzerne-Hadley Bank,
Luzerne (P.O., Lake Luzerne, N. Y.), New York, has become a
member of the Federal Reserve System effective August 14,
1944.




ALLAN

SPROUL,

President.