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At a meeting of the Gold Export Committee of the Federal Reserve Board held in the office of the Board on Monday, April 29, 1918, at 10:30 A. M., PRESENT: Mr. Harding, presiding, Mr. Willis, Secretary. Mr. Miller, Applioations for permission to export coin, bullion and currency, with papers relative thereto, were presented and acted upon as follows: Application No. 1666, First National Bank, Del Rio, Texas, to export to Mexican Customs Officer, New Laredo, for account Cia Fundidora de Fierro y Acero de Monterrey, Mexico, $5,000 gold. and referred to Mr. Strauss. Tabled April 22 Again tabled April 24, Granted April 25 subject later revision of Mr. Strauss. Tabled April 27. Granted. Application No. 1713, P. Pastene & Co., Inc., New York, from Nogales or San Francisco, to Chas. A. Tosi or other representative of applicants, in Mexico (Sonora and Sinaloa) $300,000 to $500,000 gold or silver coin (preferably gold). Tabled April 27. A letter from Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas re exportation of gold to Mexico on behalf of Alvarado Mining & Milling Company. Also one of April 25. Voted. Laredo, request- A letter V. Guerra & Co. ing extension of time for completion of shipments of gold under license No. 1052. Extended for ex- port duties or reimportation only. A letter from Federal Reserve Bank of New York transmitting inquiry from Guaranty Trust Co., New York, re shipment of gold to Colombia in exchange for imports of gold dust and bars. Answer in af- firmative. A letter from Federal Reserve Bank of New York re applications granted by Bank for export of coin and currency. Noted. A letter from Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas requesting extension of time within which shipments may be completed by J. A. Garza under license No. 1654. Granted. A letter Alexander & Dowell, Washington, making inquiry as to communications concerning patents in neutral and allied countries. Bureau of Enemy Trade. Refer to Mr. Strauss has papers. A letter from federal Reserve Bank of San 705 Francisco, requesting extension of time for completion of shipments by Leland & Myers to Mexico under Granted excluding silver certi- License No. 1200. ficates. 1718. U. H. Cross, Brownsville, Texas, to Mexico, $10,000 gold. 1719. Granted. Huasteca Petroleum Compaay, (H. Walker) to Marales Gomez Tampico, ”,910.10 paper currency. except gold and silver certificates. 1720. WM. A. Rogers Ltd., Niagara Falls, N. Y., same, Canada, 2,000 ounces bar silver. 1721. Granted. Either National City Bank of New York, or Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, or both, to R. P. Jennings, Mexico City, Mexico, during May, $135,000 gold coin. Granted. 1722. A. Pacheco, Brownsville, Texas, to same, Matamoras, l!exico, *5,000 gold. 1723, Granted. A. Pacheco, Brownsville, Texas, to same, Matamoros, tiexico, $10,000 rational Bank notes, and Federal xeserve notes. 1724. Granted. Handy & Harman, New York, from Bridge- port, to Canadian customers, during May, 1918, up to 60,000 ounces silver. 1725. Granted. Handy & Harman, New York, to Canadian 706 customers, during may, 1918, up to 60,000 ounces silver bullion. 1726. Granted. Lionello Perera & Company, New York to Colonial Bank, Kingston, Jamaica, during May, $1,425 English silver coin. 1727. Granted. Finnegan-Brown Co*, El Paso, Texas, to Collector Customs, Juarez, Mexico, during May, 1918, $30,000 gold 1728. Granted. F. Vizcaya, Laredo, to Mexico, $250,000 gold. 1729. coin. Declined. Mootezuma Copper Co., Douglas, Ariz., to same, Nacozari, Mexico, during May, $80,000 ($40,000 currency and $40,000 silver coin). 1730. Granted. Sonora Bank & Trust Co., Nogales, Arizona, to same, Hermosillo, Mexico, during May, $95,000 currency, silver dollars anf fractional coin. Granted. 1731. H. T. Duff, or his son, Hugh B. Duff, Glendora, California, to same, Tia Juana, Mexico, during May, $750.00 weekly, gold and silver coin. Granted. At 10:55 A. M., the meeting adjourned. APPROVED: Chairman
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