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Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System on Thursday, December 1, 1949.
PRESENT:

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

McCabe, Chairman
Eccles
Szymczak
Draper
Vardaman
Clayton
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Carpenter, Secretary
Sherman, Assistant Secretary
Morrill, Special Adviser
Thurston, Assistant to the Board

Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of
the 4deral Reserve System on November 30, 1949, were approved
1144111Inous1y.
Letter to the board of directors of the "University Bank",
411illetly New York, stating that subject to conditions of membership
1114141
'
ed 1 and 2 contained in the Board's Regulation H and the
t°11°11111€ special condition, the Board approved the bank's appli41t1°11 for membership in the Federal Reserve System and for the ap14*()141-ate amount of stock in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York:
Prior to admission to membership such bank shall
Charge off or otherwise eliminate estimated
losses of $3,21 as shown in the report of examination made by the examiners for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as of July 24, 1949."
Approved unanimously, for
transmission through the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York.
tqrve

Letter to Mr. Diercks, Vice President of the Federal Re441k of Chicago, reading as follows:

"Reference is made to your letter of November




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-2regarding the proposed deferment of examination of The Northern Trust Company, Chicago,
Illinois, until after January 1, 1950.
"In the circumstances you describe and in
view of your request, the Board of Governors apProves the deferment of the examination of The
Northern Trust Company with the understanding that
the examination will be made as soon as practicable
after the first of the year."
Approved unanimously.
Letter to the Presidents of all Federal Reserve Banks,
11"14g as follows:
"After consultation with Mr. Alfred Williams,
Chairman of the Presidents' Conference Committee
011 Research and Statistics, the Board has designated
Mr. Ralph A. Young, Director of the Division of Reand Statistics, a regular member of the System
Research Advisory Committee.
"Mr. Woodlief Thomas, Economic Adviser to the
Board
of Governors, will continue as Chairman of the
Co
mmittee."
Approved unanimously.
Memorandum dated November 30, 1949, from Mr. Bethea, DiC

t

Of the Division of Administrative Services, recommending

he reasons stated therein, an increase in the insurance
lee°1111t of the Division of Administrative Service's 1949 General

01011
,

t in the amount of $707.40.




Approved
unanim°4u

Secretary.

Chairman.