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At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Federal Reserve Board held in the office of the hoard
on Friday, February 1, 191E, at 10.:30 A. M.,
PRESEUT:
Mr. Willits, Secretcxy.

Mr.
Mr... Miller,
Present else:

Mr. Strauss and Mr. Kent.

Applications for permission to export coin,
currercy and bullion, together with paperr in connection therewith, were presented and acted upon as follows:
A letter from the United Str.tes Food Administri.tion with inclosure, relvtivf„ to the applicatien of
Comision Regul,idora del Mercado de Henequen to export
a00,000 gold tc Yucatan (0.304.) Read and ncted.
A letter from .he Commercial Bank of Spanish
',merle-, Ltd., New York, re application to deposit with
Federal Reserve Brnk a25,000 ,old for Peruvian Covernment.

Secret-1.y to write ntetlng Board is favorable.
A letter from Villiams Cold Refirilig Co. re

dental gold export trade.
to reply.




Rend and Secretary ordered




Corret-pordeuce submitted by Lactlud t Son with
reference to the recert cancellation 3f tt.eir licenses
tc export gold etc., because of violetions of their
egent Rodiles at Laredo, Texas.

Noted.

A letter from Phelps Dodge Corporltion,
re shipments for eccount of Moctezume Copper Co. ond
Nacozari Railrond Co., submitted by U. H. Bates, AtNoted.

torney.

A telegram frcm Calkins, Federal Reserve Bank,
San Francisco, re Amer, Harris Neville co., and their
desire for rupee exchnnge.

Noted; r.,y negotiation on

foot for more rupees at 35*.
A telegrnm from R. P. Jennings, Mexico, expressing appr cip.tion Board's actici re Rffidnvits re
use of gold.
A letter from S. S. White Dental Mfg. Co. expressing appreciation letter January 28 re dentni gold
problem.
A letter Mueller & CorpIy re foreign exchange
situation, especially with reference to Spain and
Scnndinavian countries.
1044.

First Nntional Lank, Eagle Pass, to Cin

Combustibles Arujita, rexico, a cop] mining company crn-

trolled by American Metal Company, New York, not to exceed $2500 weekly currency excopt gold certificates.
Granted.
1045.

W. C. Laughlin Company, Nogales, Arizona,

to same, $9.n Zavier, Mexico, February 1 to 7, el1,250
United States gold coin or equivalent in Mexican. gold.
Granted.
1046.

United States Smelting, Refining & Mining

Company, Boston, to Compania de Real del Monte y Pachuca,
Mexico City, during February, $140,000 gold coin, or
Granted.

bullion.

1047.

Americs1,1 Express Company, Philadelpnia,

to National Refining Company, Toronto, Canada, $218.44
gold bar and t3. 25 cash.
1048.

Granted.

Canadian Bank of Commerce, San Francisco,

to Mint, Bombay, 2,000,000 ounces silver bulliori.

Granted.

At 11:00 A. 14., the Committee adjourned.
AFPROVIZ:




Secretary