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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
O F NEW YORK

]" Circular No. 3 0 4 8 "I
L January 7, 1946 j

Authorized Signatures

L ib r a r y

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. 2967, dated July 2,1945, and the list submitted therewith, and
Circular No. 2984, dated July 31,1945.
All checks or drafts payable in foreign countries, and all foreign correspondence
authorizing payments or transfers of funds, or delivery of securities or other prop­
erty, 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.




A llan S proul,

President.

CHAIRMAN AND FEDERAL RESERVE AGENT

B eardsley R u m l ,

Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Federal Reserve Agent,
will sign: / ^

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
I. M y e rs ,
Deputy Chairman of the
Board of Directors,

W il li a m




will sign:

PRESIDENT
A l l a n S prou l ,

President,

will sign:

VICE PRESIDENTS
L eslie R . R ounds ,

First Vice President,

ill sign:
will

E dward 0 . D ouglas ,

Vice President,

J. W

ilson

will sign

J ones ,

Vice President,

H erbert H . K

im b a l l ,

Vice President,
L. W

ern er

K

noke,

Vice President,
W

alter

will sign:

will sign:
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S. L ogan ,

Vice President and
General Counsel,

will sign:

A rth u r P h elan,

H a r o ld

R obert

Vice President,

will sign:

V. R o e ls e ,
Vice President,

will sign:

G. R o u s e ,
Vice President,

J ohn H . W

:c M l

il l ia m s ,

Vice President,

V

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a l e n t in e

W

il l is ,

Vice President,

B. W i l t s e ,
Vice President,

R e g in a ld




will sign:

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ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTS

L oren

B. A l l e n ,

H a r o ld

A. B ilb y ,
Assistant Vice President,

will sign:

F e l ix T . D avis ,

Assistant Vice President,
N o rm a n

P. D avis,
Assistant Vice President,

S i la s

will sign: * ' ' —-lib ­

ili sign:
will

A. M i l l e r ,
Assistant Vice President,

will sign:

H orace L . S anford ,

Assistant Vice President,
O tto

W. T e n E y c k ,
Assistant Vice President,

W

will sign:

il l ia m

will sign: ö S - * - * - »

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F . T reiber ,

Assistant Vice President,
and Secretary,

J ohn H . W

ian: ¿à ) dlllCcwi)
will sign:

u rts ,

Assistant Vice President,

will sign :

CHIEF EXAMINER
W illia m F . S h e e h a n ,

Chief Examiner,




will sign:

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ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL
Todd

G. T ie b o u t,
Assistant General Counsel,

will sign:

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CJt Cn&<jL c

R u f u s J . T r im b l e ,

Assistant General Counsel,

will sign:

OTHER OFFICERS
F. A b ra h a m s,
Manager, Security Custody
Department,

W il li a m

will sign:

D u d le y H . B arrow s ,

Manager, Cash Department,

will sign:

R. B ow m a n ,
Manager, Credit Department,
and Manager, Discount Department,
will sign:

C u rtis

H arry

M. B o y d ,
Manager, Savings Bond
Redemption Department,

R obert H . B ro m e ,

Assistant Counsel, and Assistant
ign:
Secretary,
will sign

W

esley

W . B urt,

Manager, Government Bond Department,
will sign:

J am es J . C arroll ,

Manager, Planning Department, w ill sign:

P a u l R . F it c h e n ,

Manager, Cash Custody
Department,



ign:
will sign

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OTHER OFFICERS—Continued
A. H a r r is ,
Manager, Securities Department,

M a k cu s

7y /
will sign: U • (sVpzJ 6

A. H e i n l ,
Manager, Personnel Department, will sign:

W illia m

.

.

N orris 0 . J o h n so n ,

Manager, Research
Department,

J. Leddy,
Manager, Foreign Department,

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will sign:

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D a n ie l

will sign:

Jr.,
Manager, Accounting
Department,

will sign: ^

J. M c L a u g h lin ,
Manager, Collect
Collection
Department,

[an:
will sign:

S p e n c e r S. M a rs h ,

M ic h a e l

^

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E. P e t e r s o n ,
Manager,
anager, Bank Relations
Department,

F r a n k lin

will sign: ^

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R a l p h W . S ch e ff e r ,

Manager, Check Department,

will sign:

N. V a n H o u t e n ,
Manager, Safekeeping
Department,

will sign:

C h a r le s

R oy

E. W e n d e l l ,
Manager, Government Check
Department,

H a r o ld

M. W e s s e l ,
Manager, Foreign Funds
Control Department,




will sign:

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mil sign: J-y J[ / / zf\/

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PER PROCURATION SIGNERS
The following have authority to sign per procuration correspondence in connection with the
work of the Bank Relations Department :
J am es H . B u ch an

L a u ren ce

E. D ig n a n

A. H e r b e r t G r a u e

will sign:

per pro

A. C h e s t e r W a l t o n

will sign:

per pro ( X

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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 respective departments
indicated after their names :
J am es H . B a k e r

(Safekeeping

Department)

will sign:

per pro

(Government Bond
Department)

will sign:

per pro

will sign:

per pro

A. H a r r is (Government Bond
Department)
will sign:

per pro

W a lto n B ru sh

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 12)

H a r v e y C. D r e w

(Accounting

Department)
P em b erton

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 12)

(Savings Bond
Redemption Department)

Jam es H y n e s

W. L e w is (Government Bond
Department)

H a r o ld

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 12)




will sign:

per pro

PER PROCURATION SIGNERS—Continued
C la u d e C. P r o u t

Department)

(Savings Bond Redemption
will sign:

W

(D/F*
per pro

C. Redd (Savings Bond Redemption
Department)

A le x a n d e r

B u r th a l A . R oebu ck

(Savings Bond Redemption

Department)
(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 12)

will Sign:

per prO rTr

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The following have authority to sign per procuration correspondence relating to the routine
operations of the departments indicated after their respective names :
J. A le x a n d e r (Bank
Examinations Department)

( (U

F r e d e r ic k

will sign:

per pro

will sign:

per pro

Department)

will sign:

per pro

M. R a m sey (Credit
Department)

will sign:

per pro

G eorge

H. L o t t s (Cash Department)

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 11)

G u s ta v O s t e r h u s

(Bank Examinations

A n drew

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 9)

C h a r le s A . S e n io r , J r.

(Cash Department)

D. S t r y k e r (Bank Examinations
Department)
will sign:

per pro

C. W a r n e r (Credit Department)
(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 9)
Will sigtl:

per pro

J ere V .

W a lte r




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PER 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. G r a n t

A n drew

M. R am sey

will sign:

per pro

willsign:

per pro

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 8)

W a lte r

C. W a r n e r

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 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 respec­
tive names, but have not authority to sign checks :

E. D ir in g e r (Check Department)
unii sign:

per pro

J. F le m in g (Personnel Department)
will sign:

per pro

C h a r le s

John

C l i f f o r d H . H a w k in s

(Discount
will sign:

per pro

D. H u m p h r e y s (Personnel Department)
will sign:

per pro

Department)
W illia m

A lfr e d In ge

(Research Department)
w ill sign:

per pro

A. K o h l e r (Accounting
Department)

will sign:

per pro

E. R o w e (Personnel
Department)

will sign:

per pro

R aym ond

L e ste r




PER PROCURATION SIGNERS— Continued
P h ilip

H arry

M. S c h m id t (Discount Department)
will sign:

r
per pro

G. T a p p en (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 Depart­
ment ; 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 :
T h o m a s B ruder

will sign:

per pro

B e lla F urstenberg

will sign:

per pro

V in c e n t A . H arvey

will sign:

per pro

r
A lfr e d C. L u m

will sign:

per pro

F rederick J . T u c k

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 respective departments indicated after
their names, but have not authority to sign correspondence:
Josep h H . B is s e ll

(Government Bond

Department)

will sign:

per pro

Department)

will sign:

per pro

C. B r o w n (Government Bond
Department)

will sign:

per pro

J. C a m p b e ll (Safekeeping
Department)

will sign:

per pro

A n drew J. B row n

(Safekeeping

R obert

H arvey




PER PROCURATION SIGNERS—Continued
Department)
K. F la n a g a n (Government Bond
Department)

J am es

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 12)

Louis R . K o e n ig (Safekeeping
Department)

will sign:

per pro

Department)

will sign:

per pro

A. M o r is s e (Foreign
Department)

will sign: per pro

C h a r le s J . K u c h l e r

(Safekeeping

F red

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:
R obert

D. B a c o n (Discount Department)
will sign:

per pro

H. B e h r e n s (Securities Department)
will sign:

per pro

A. D o w e r (Safekeeping Department)
will sign:

per pro

A. K e e p e r s (Securities Department)
will sign:

per pro

R o la n d

E d w a rd

W illia m

The following have authority to sign per procuration certifications of checks, drafts and other
orders for the payment of money, drawn on this bank:
G eorge

H. L o t t s

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 8)

W

arr en

C h a r le s

M arcus

A. S e n io r , J r.

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 8)




will sign:

per prO

will sign:

per pro

PER 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 :
W

a l to n

B ru sh

will sign: per pro

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 7)

J am e s K . F lan agan

will sign: per pro

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 11)

P e m berto n A . H arris

will sign: per pro

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 7)

will sign:

per pro

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 8)

will sign:

per pro

B u r t h a l A . R oebuck

will sign:

per pro

H arold W . L e w is
(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 7)

A lexan der C. R eid

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 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:
J oseph C . A u c h t e r

will sign:

per pro

H arold A . C ran e

will sign:

per pro

L a w r e n c e F . K ea n e

w ill sign:

per pro

C a t h e r in e L angdon

will sign:

per pro




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PER PROCURATION SIGNERS—Continued

J oseph M. O ’B r ie n

will sign:

per pro

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:

P eter P . L ang

will sign: per pro

W

a lter

H . R ozell , J r.

will sign: per pro

W

a lte r

S . R tjshmore

will sign: per pro

H. W e b b e r

will sign: per pro

B ertra n d

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 :
C l e m e n t F . F oulon

John

M. G ille a u d e a u

A rth u r

H. N o a

will sign:

per pro

will sign:

per pro

will sign:

per pro

C a r l A . S tr o m

R

obert

R . T o m p k in s




13

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PER 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:
E v erett B. P ost

will sign:

r

per pro

The following has authority to sign per procuration routine correspondence relating to employ­
ment matters in the Personnel Department:
R a lp h

E. R e a r ic k

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 pro­
posed to be rendered to the bank, and (b) purchase order forms and contracts for such supplies, equip­
ment and services, as may from time to time be requisitioned by an officer:
W

il l ia m

C. M organ

will sign:

per pro

The following has authority to sign per procuration food purchase orders, ration checks and cor­
respondence relating to the routine operations of the Food Supply Division of the Service Department :
J o se ph in e M . M u r p h y

will sign :

per pro

r
AUDITING DEPARTMENT
O F FIC E R S

The following have authority to sign only correspondence and reconcilements in connection with
the w.ork of the Auditing Department:
H. D i l l i s t i n ,
General Auditor,

W illia m

wül sign

D onald J . C am e r o n ,

Assistant General
Auditor,

P E R PR O C U RA TIO N SIGNERS

The following have authority to sign per procuration correspondence and reconcilements in
connection with the work of the Auditing Department :
M ic h a e l

A. C ro s b y

J o h n P . J en sen




will sign:

per pro

will sign:

per pro

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BUFFALO BRANCH
O FFICERS

The following have authority to sign only in connection with the business of the Buffalo Branch:
I n sle y B . S m i t h ,

Managing Director,

will sign:

H a ls e y W . S n o w ,

Cashier,

G

eorge

will sign: S \

J. D o ll,

will sign:

Assistant Cashier,

M . M onroe M yers ,

will sign:

Assistant Cashier,

P E R PROCU RATION SIGNERS

The following has authority to sign per procuration correspondence relating to the routine opera­
tions of the Check Division of the Buffalo Branch :

M ilfo r d

A. G r o t e

will sign:

per pro

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 illia m

R. B r id e r

R o b e rt R . C overt
(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 16)




will sign:

per pro \

&

will sign:

per pro Z ìj_

T

v

\

W

SJV

BUFFALO BRANCH—PER 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 Recon­
struction Finance Corporation :

R o b e rt R . C overt

will sign:

per pro

will sign:

per pro

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated on page 15)

H a r r is o n

E. M a r t in

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated below)

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 bave 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 :

F r a n k H enderson

H erbert W . W

eber

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:

H a r r is o n

E. M a r t in

will sign:

per pro

(A lso has authority to sign as indicated above)




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