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FED ERAL RESER VE BANK
O F NEW YORK
F iscal A gen t o f the U nited States

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M ay 21, 1952
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TREASURY BILLS

Sixth Amendment to Treasury Department Circular No. 418

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

On the reverse side of this circular is printed a copy o f the Sixth
Amendment to Treasury Department Circular No. 418, as amended.
The amendment provides that the Secretary o f the Treasury, in his
discretion, when inviting tenders for Treasury bills, may provide that
Treasury bills o f any series will be acceptable at maturity value,
whether at or before maturity, in payment o f income and profits taxes.




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as amended. Dated
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TREASU RY DEPARTM ENT
OFFICE OF TH E SECRETARY
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W a s h i n g t o n , M a y 13, 1952

Fiscal Service
Bureau o f the Public Debt

Paragraph 5 o f Department Circular No. 418, as amended (31 C FR 309.5), is hereby
revised to read as follow s:
Sec. 309.5. Treasury bills will be acceptable at maturity value to secure
deposits o f public m oneys; they will not bear the circulation privilege. The
Secretary o f the Treasury, in his discretion, when inviting tenders fo r Treasury
bills, may provide that Treasury bills o f any series will be acceptable at maturity
value, whether at or before maturity, under such rules and regulations as he
shall prescribe or approve, in payment o f income and profits taxes payable
under the provisions o f the Internal Revenue Code. Notes secured by Treasury
bills are eligible fo r discount or rediscount at Federal Reserve Banks by member
banks, as are notes secured by bonds and notes o f the United States, under the
provisions o f section 13 o f the Federal Reserve Act. They will be acceptable at
maturity, but not before, in payment o f interest or o f principal on account of
obligations o f foreign governments held by the United States.




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Secretary of the Treasury.