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F E D E R A L R E SE R V E BAN K
O F N E W YO R K
Fiscal Agent of the United States

r Circular N o. 3 7 6 9 T
U O ctober 10, 1951 J

SPECIAL OFFERING OF 144-DAY TREASURY BILLS

T A X ANTICIPATION SERIES

To all Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and
Others Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District:

Secretary o f the Treasury Snyder announced today that tenders will be accepted
on October 17, 1951 o f bids to an issue of 144-day Treasury bills in the amount of
$1,250,000,000 to be dated October 23, 1951, and to mature on March 15, 1952. These
bills will be labeled “ Tax Anticipation Series” and will be acceptable in payment of
income taxes due on March 15, 1952. Payment for such bills will be made in cash on
the date o f issue, except that any qualified depositary may make payment by credit
in its Treasury Tax and Loan Account for accepted tenders submitted by it on behalf
o f itself or its customers up to any amount for which it shall be qualified in excess
o f existing deposits. Formal invitation fo r tenders will be issued tomorrow, October
11, 1951.
These bills are being issued to meet anticipated cash requirements of the Treas­
ury, and to the extent they are not presented in payment o f income taxes due on the
maturity date, they will be paid in cash at maturity.
Secretary Snyder also announced that within the next few weeks another offering
o f Treasury bills will be made to mature on June 15, 1952, which also will be accept­
able in payment o f income taxes due on that date. While no amount has been set for
this offering it is probable that it may be in the neighborhood o f $1,000,000,000.
The offering circular and tender form for these special Treasury bills are being
mailed to you today under separate cover.




A

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S prou l,

President.