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A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Federal Reserve Board

was held in the office of the Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday, April
3,

1924, at 11:05 a.m.
PRESENT:

Vice Governor Platt
Mr. Hamlin
Mr. Miller
Mr, Eddy, Secretary

Mr. Miller stated that Governor Crissinger had telephoned him from
trew

York that the directors of that bank had voted, subject to the approval

Of the
Board, to reduce the rediscount rate of the bank from

per cent

buyto 4 Per cent on paper of all classes and maturities and the minimum
rate for bankers acceptances of all maturities to *per cent, and that

the reduction v.ould be announced in New York at 3:00 o'clock dayliciht savings
time,
Mr. Hamlin moved that the Board approve the action
of the directors of the Federal Reserve Bank in reducing
the rediscount rate and the minimum rate on bankers acceptances.
Carried.
Upon motion, the Secretary was instructe to advise all
of the Federal Reserve banks of this actio and to give out
a statement to press at 2:00 o'clock St n rd Eastern Time.
The meeting adjourned at 11:

clock.

IkiL
Secretary.
1 PrOved:
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Vice-Governor.