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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF NEW YORK
r Circular N o . 2 9 6 7
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July 2, 1945
Authorized Signatures
Library
We submit herewith, on the following pages numbered 2 to 16 inclusive, a list
containing facsimile signatures of persons authorized to sign in behalf of Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, subject to the conditions and limitations hereinafter set
forth or referred to in this circular or in such list. This circular and list supersede
and cancel Circular No. 2888, dated January 5,1945, and the list submitted therewith,
Circular No. 2924, dated April 2,1945, Circular No. 2936, dated April 24, 1945, and
Circular No. 2940, dated May 4, 1945.
All checks or drafts payable in foreign countries, and all foreign correspondence
authorizing payments or transfers of funds, or delivery of securities or other property, must bear the authorized signatures of two officers, and one of such signatures
shall be that of the President, a vice president, or an assistant vice president.
All instruments, documents, correspondence and other papers, in connection with
the transaction of domestic business need bear but one authorized signature.
We shall appreciate it if you will acknowledge receipt of this circular and list.
ALLAN
SPROTJL,
President.
CHAIRMAN AND F E D E R A L R E S E R V E A G E N T
BEAHDSLEY
RUML,
Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Federal Reserve Agent,
will sign:
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
WILLIAM I.
MYERS,
Deputy Chairman of the
Board of Directors,
will sign:
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PRESIDENT
ALLAN
SPROUL,
President,
will sign:
VICE PRESIDENTS
LESLIE R .
ROUNDS,
First Vice President,
J. WILSON
JONES,
Vice President,
L. WERNER
will sign:
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LOGAN,
Vice President and
General Counsel,
ARTHUR
will sign:
KNOKE,
Vice President,
WALTER S.
will sign:
ign:
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will sign
PHELAN,
Vice President,
JAMES M .
will sign:
RICE,
Vice President,
will sign:
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HAROLD V . ROELSE,
Vice President,
ROBERT G .
ROUSE,
Vice President,
JOHN H .
:
WILLIAMS,
Vice President,
VALENTINE
WILLIS,
Vice President,
REGINALD B .
will sign:
WILTSE,
Vice President,
will sign:
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ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTS
LOREN B .
ALLEN,
Assistant Vice President,
will sign:
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HAROLD A .
BILBY,
Assistant Vice President,
will sign.
FELIX T . DAVIS,
Assistant Vice President,
NORMAN P .
DAVIS,
Assistant Vice President,
EDWARD 0 .
will sign:
DOUGLAS,
Assistant Vice President,
HERBERT H .
will sign:
KIMBALL,
Assistant Vice President,
SILAS A .
will sign:
will sign:
MILLER,
Assistant Vice President,
HORACE L .
will sign:
SANFORD,
Assistant Vice President,
WILLIAM F .
will sign:
TREIBER,
Assistant Vice President,
and Secretary,
ill
will sign: /X)
JOHN H . WURTS,
Assistant Vice President,
will sign:
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CHIEF E X A M I N E R
WILLIAM F .
SHEEHAN,
will sign:
Chief Examiner,
ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL
TODD G .
TIEBOUT,
Assistant General Counsel,
RUFUS J.
will sign:
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TRIMBLE,
Assistant General Counsel,
tvill sign:
OTHER OFFICERS
WILLIAM F .
ABRAHAMS,
Manager, Security Custody
Department,
DUDLEY H .
BARROWS,
Manager, Cash Department,
CURTIS R .
will sign:
J$). N . (^LxAA+MtxS
tvill sign:
(Woi^V ^WwJLu
BOWMAN,
Manager, Credit Department,
HARRY M .
will sign:
BOYD,
Manager, Savings Bond
Redemption Department,
ROBERT H .
will sign:
BROME,
Assistant Counsel, and Assistant
Secretary,
will sign:
WESLEY W .
BURT,
Manager, Government Bond Department,
tvill sign:
J A M E S J . CARROLL,
Manager, Planning Department,
tvill sign:
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OTHER OFFICERS—Continued
PAUL R.
FITCHEN,
Manager, Cash Custody
Manager,
Department,
MARCUS A .
"
will sign
HARRIS,
Manager, Securities Department,
will sign:
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WILLIAM A . HEINL,
.
Manager, Personnel Department, will sign: sCets&ZC&w.
DANIEL J .
LIDDY,
Manager, Foreign Department,
MICHAEL J .
MCLAUGHLIN,
Manager, Service
Department,
FRANKLIN E .
will sign:
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SCHEFFER,
Manager, Check Department,
CHARLES N . V A N
will sign:
HOUTEN,
Manager, Safekeeping
Department,
ROY E .
will sign:
PETERSON,
Manager, Bank Relations
Department,
RALPH W .
will sign.
will sign.
WENDELL,
Manager, Government Check
Department,
HAROLD M .
y f
will sign:
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WESSEL,
Manager, Foreign Funds
Control Department,
will sign:
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P E R PROCURATION SIGNERS
The following have authority to sign per procuration correspondence in connection with the
work of the Bank Relations Department:
JAMES H .
BUCHAN
LAURENCE E .
DIGNAN
ivillsign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
A.
HERBERT
GRAUE
will sign:
per pro
A.
CHESTER
WALTON
will sign:
per pro
d j / j r ^ y
Q ^ j Q
JjUOL^t^K^
The following have authority to sign per procuration correspondence, advices, receipts and tickets,
and checks drawn on this bank, relating to the routine operations of the respective departments
indicated after their names:
JAMES H . BAKER
Department)
(Safekeeping
will sign:
(Government Bond
Department)
per pro
will sign:
per pro
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WALTON BRUSH
/y/LOC^
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 12)
HARVEY C . DREW
Department)
(Accounting
will sign:
per pro
A. H A R R I S (£rOvernment Bond
Department)
will sign:
per pro
PEMBERTON
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 12)
(Savings Bond
Redemption Department)
JAMES HYNES
HAROLD W . L E W I S
Department)
ivill sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
(Government Bond
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 12)
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P E R PROCURATION SIGNERS—Continued
(Savings Bond Redemption
will sign:
per pro
C. R E I D (Savings Bond Redemption
Department)
has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 12)
will Sign:
per prO
A. R O E B U C K (Savings Bond Redemption
Department)
has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 12)
will sign:
per pro
CLAUDE C . PROUT
Department)
ALEXANDER
(Also
BURTHAL
(Also
The following have authority to sign per procuration correspondence relating to the routine
operations of the departments indicated after their respective names:
(Bank
Examinations Department)
FREDERICK J . ALEXANDER
GEORGE H . L O T T S
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
(Cash Department)
Will Sign:
per prO
(Cash Department)
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated on p a g e 11)
GUSTAV OSTERHUS
Department)
(Bank Examinations
ANDREW M . RAMSEY
Department)
CHARLES
A.
(Credit
SENIOR, JR.
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 11)
JERE
V. D. S T R Y K E R (Bank Examinations
Department)
will sign:
WALTER
C.
(Credit Department)
will sign:
to sign as indicated o n p a g e 9 )
per pro
WARNER
( A l s o has authority
per pro
P E R PROCURATION SIGNERS—Continued
The following have authority to sign per procuration Registration Certificates regarding the filing
of registration statements pursuant to Regulation W of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System:
JOHN B.
will sign:
WALTER C.
WARNER
per pro
will sign:
GRANT
per pro
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( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 8 )
The following have authority to sign per procuration correspondence, advices, receipts and
tickets, relating to the routine operations of the division and departments indicated after their respective names, but have not authority to sign checks:
A. D E L E O N (Post Office Division,
Service Department)
will sign:
RAPHAEL
CHARLES
E.
(Check Department)
will sign:
per pro
(Personnel Department)
will sign:
per pro
DIRINGER
JOHN J . FLEMING
CLIFFORD H . H A W K I N S
Department)
WILLIAM
D.
ALFRED INGE
per pro
(Discount
HUMPHREYS
will sign:
per pro
(Personnel Department)
will sign:
per pro
CK
(Research Department)
will sign:
per pro
A. K O H L E R (Accounting
Department)
will sign:
per pro
E. R O W E (Personnel
Department)
ivillsign:
per pro
RAYMOND
LESTER
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P E R PROCURATION SIGNERS—Continued
(Discount Department)
tvill sign: -per pro
PHILIP M . SCHMIDT
HARRY
G.
TAPPEN
(Government Check Department)
will sign: per pro
The following have authority to sign per procuration advices, receipts and tickets, and checks
drawn on this bank, relating to the routine operations of the Cash Department and Collection Department ; have authority to sign per procuration checks drawn by this bank as fiscal agent of the United
States on the Treasurer of the United States in payment of coupons which are obligations of the
United States; and have authority to sign per procuration letters of transmittal in connection with
presentation of coupons, but have not authority to sign other correspondence:
THOMAS
BRUDER
will sign:
per pro
VINCENT
A.
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
ALFRED
C.
FREDERICK
HARVEY
LUM
J.
TUCK
MA^JL.,
The following have authority to sign per procuration advices, receipts and tickets, and checks
drawn on this bank, relating to the routine operations of the respective departments indicated after
their names, but have not authority to sign correspondence:
JOSEPH H . BISSELL
Department)
ANDREW
J. BROWN
Department)
HARVEY J .
(Government Bond
per pro
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
(Safekeeping-
CAMPBELL
Department)
will sign:
(Safekeeping-
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P E R PROCURATION SIGNERS—Continued
GUSTAV EHRHARDT
Department)
JAMES K .
(Saving's Bond Redemption
will sign:
FLANAGAN
Department)
(Government Bond
per pro
ivill sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
ivill sign:
per pro
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated on p a g e 12)
Louis R. K O E N I G (Safekeeping
Department)
CHARLES J . K U C H L E R
Department)
F R E D A . MORISSE
Department)
(Safekeeping
(Foreign
The following have authority to sign per procuration advices, receipts and tickets, relating to
the routine operations of the respective departments indicated after their names, but have not
authority to sign correspondence or checks:
ROBERT
D.
BACON
(Discount Department)
will sign:
per pro
(Securities Department)
will sign:
per pro
(Safekeeping Department)
will sign:
per pro
SizJsl,
(Securities Department)
will sign:
per pro
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ROLAND H . BEHRENS
EDWARD
WILLIAM
A.
DOWER
A.
KEEPERS
The following have authority to sign per procuration certifications of checks, drafts and other
orders for the payment of money, drawn on this bank:
GEORGE H .
LOTTS
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e
WARREN
MARCUS
CHARLES A . SENIOR, JR.
8)
Will Sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 8 )
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P E R PROCURATION SIGNERS—Continued
The following have authority to sign per procuration checks drawn by this bank as fiscal agent
of the United States on the Treasurer of the United States in payment of obligations of the United
States:
ivillsign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
ivillsign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 8 )
will sign:
per pro
BURTHAL A .
will Sign:
Ver
WALTON
BRUSH
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 7 )
JAMES K .
FLANAGAN
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 11)
PEMBERTON A .
HARRIS
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 7 )
HAROLD W .
LEWIS
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 7 )
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1I^CoeA^
ALEXANDER C . REID
ROEBUCK
pro
y ^ u / S - ^ ^ ^ V
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 8 )
The following have authority to sign per procuration correspondence, advices, receipts and
tickets, relating to the routine operations of the R.F.C. Custody Department; and also have authority
to sign per procuration checks drawn by this bank as fiscal agent of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, and as fiscal agent of the Commodity Credit Corporation, on the Treasurer of the United
States pursuant to instructions received by the bank from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and
the Commodity Credit Corporation, respectively:
JOSEPH C . AUCHTER
will sign:
per pro
HAROLD A .
ivillsign:
per pro
KEANE
will sign:
per pro
LANGDON
will sign:
per pro
CRANE
LAWRENCE F .
CATHERINE
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P E R PROCURATION SIGNERS—Continued
JOSEPH M .
O'BRIEN
will sign:
per pro ^ ^ ^ f f l j
^
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The following have authority to sign per procuration correspondence, advices, receipts and tickets,
and checks drawn on this bank, relating to the routine operations of the Foreign Department; and
also have authority to sign per procuration documents relating to the importation, exportation and
transportation of property in connection with the routine operations of the Foreign Department:
will sign:
per pro
WALTER H . ROZELL, JR.
will sign:
per pro
WALTER S. RUSHMORE
will sign:
per pro
BERTRAND H .
will sign:
per pro
PETER P .
LANG
WEBBER
The following have authority to sign per procuration (a) licenses granted under the authority
of Section 5(b) of the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and any executive order (including
Executive Order No. 8389, as amended), regulation, ruling or instruction issued thereunder, and
(b) correspondence and tickets relating to the routine operations of the Foreign Funds Control
Department:
CLEMENT F . FOULON
will sign:
per pro
JOHN M .
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
GILLEAUDEAU
ARTHUR H .
CARL A .
NOA
STROM
ROBERT R .
TOMPKINS
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P E R PROCURATION SIGNERS—Continued
The following has authority to sign per procuration correspondence and tickets relating to the
routine operations of the Foreign Funds Control Department:
EVERETT B .
POST
ivillsign:
per pro
The following has authority to sign per procuration routine correspondence relating to employment matters in the Personnel Department:
RALPH E .
REARICK
will sign:
per pro
The following has authority to sign per procuration (a) correspondence relating to supplies and
equipment purchased or proposed to be purchased by the bank or relating to services rendered or proposed to be rendered to the bank, and (b) purchase order forms and contracts for such supplies, equipment and services, as may from time to time be requisitioned by an officer:
WILLIAM
C.
MORGAN
will sign:
per pro
The following has authority to sign per procuration food purchase orders, ration checks and correspondence relating to the routine operations of the Food Supply Division of the Service Department:
JOSEPHINE M . M U R P H Y
will sign:
per pro
AUDITING DEPARTMENT
OFFICERS
The following have authority to sign only correspondence and reconcilements in connection with
the work of the Auditing Department:
WILLIAM H .
DILLISTIN,
will sign:
General Auditor,
DONALD J .
C ^ J ^ t i v v .
CAMERON,
Assistant General
Auditor,
will sign.
PER PROCURATION SIGNERS
The following have authority to sign per procuration correspondence and reconcilements in
connection with the work of the Auditing Department:
MICHAEL A .
JOHN P .
CROSBY
JENSEN
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
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BUFFALO BRANCH
OFFICERS
The following have authority to sign only in connection with the business of the Buffalo Branch
INSLEY B .
SMITH,
Managing Director,
HALSEY W .
will sign:
SNOW,
Cashier,
GEORGE J .
will sign:
DOLL,
Assistant Cashier,
will sign:
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M . MONROE MYERS,
Assistant Cashier,
will sign:
PER PROCURATION SIGNERS
The following has authority to sign per procuration correspondence relating to the routine operations of the Check Division of the Buffalo Branch:
MILFORD A .
GROTE
will sign:
per pro
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The following have authority to sign per procuration, only in connection with the business of
the Buffalo Branch, certifications of checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of money, drawn
on this bank:
W I L L I A M R . BRIDER
will sign:
per pro
ROBERT R . COVERT
will sign:
per pro
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 16)
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B U F F A L O B R A N C H — P E R PROCURATION SIGNERS—Continued
The following have authority to sign per procuration, only in connection with the business of the
Buffalo Branch, checks drawn by this bank as fiscal agent of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
on the Treasurer of the United States pursuant to instructions received by the bank from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation:
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
ROBERT R . COVERT
per pro
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated o n p a g e 15)
HARRISON E . MARTIN
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated b e l o w )
The following have authority to sign per procuration correspondence, advices, receipts and
tickets, relating to the routine operations of the Savings Bond Redemption Division of the Buffalo
Branch; and also have authority to sign per procuration, only in connection with the business of the
Buffalo Branch, checks drawn by this bank as fiscal agent of the United States on the Treasurer of the
United States in payment of obligations of the United States:
FRANK
HENDERSON
HERBERT W .
WEBER
will sign:
per pro
will sign:
per pro
The following has authority to sign per procuration correspondence, advices, receipts and
tickets, relating to the routine operations of the Securities Division of the Buffalo Branch:
HARRISON E . MARTIN
will sign:
per pro
( A l s o has authority to sign as indicated a b o v e )
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