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Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System on Wednesday, August 18, 1954.
PRESENT:

Mr. Vardaman, Acting Chairman
Mr. Mills
Mr. Carpenter, Secretary
Mr. Kenyon, Assistant Secretary

Letter to Mr. Wiltse, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of
New York, reading as follows:
In accordance with
ter of August 13, 1954,
of Ronald B. Bakeman as
Federal Reserve Bank of

the request contained in your letthe Board approves the designation
a special assistant examiner for the
New York.

Approved unanimously.
Letter to the Board of Directors, The Morristown Trust Company,
Morristown, New Jersey, reading as follows:
Pursuant to your request submitted through the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, the Board of Governors extends to
October 131 1954, the time within which The Morristown
Trust Company may establish a branch on South Street at the
juncture of Madison Avenue, known as 225 South Street, Morristown, New Jersey. The Board of Governors also approves the
establishment of a branch at 28 Park Place by The Morristown
Trust Company upon removal of the head office from that location to 225 South Street, Morristown, New Jersey.
Approved unanimously, for
transmittal through the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York.
Letter to Dr. Howard S. Piquet, Legislative Reference Service,

Library of Congress, Washington, D. C., reading as follows:
This will acknowledge Mr. Griffith's letter of August
13, 1954 regarding the survey of recent economic trends in
Europe, including the Soviet Union and its Satellites which




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the Legislative Reference Service has been called upon by
the Joint Committee on the Economic Report to prepare for
the Committee's use.
Mr. Edward Ames of the Board's Division of International
Finance, who is familiar with the materials here at the
Board which might be useful in your survey, will be in touch
with you promptly to discuss the matter and offer assistance
in any way possible.




Approved unanimously.