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Upon call of the Governor, a meeting of the Federal Reserve Board was
held

in the office of the Governor on Wednesday, February 13, 1929, at 3:30 p.m.
PRESENT:

Governor Young
Yr. Platt
Yr. Hamlin
M. Miller
Mr. Pole
Mr. Eddy, Secretary
Yr. McClelland, Asst. Secretary

•

For the convenience of the members of the Board and the Federal Advisory
e°11ncil at their meeting on Friday, the Secretary was requested to make arrange0 secure the conference room in the Washington Hotel which has been used
bY the
Board on other occasions.
The Governor stated that he was advised over the telephone by the Gov0f the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York that advice has been received
tr151s the
ship some
Reichsbank that it will be necessary for that institution to
15, to this
the gold is
country. The Reichsbank also requested that, if while
trA
-nsit it should find it necessary to support its exchange, the Federal Resel've Bank
-- assist it for a few days by making an advance on the gold in transit.
the
The Governor also stated that he was advised by the Governor of
41 Reserve Bank of Boston that no action will be taken by that bank this
'
e4k toward
an increase in rates.

He stated that the Federal Reserve Bank is

17 receiving satisfactory cooperation in handling the situation in its
'
-,
(listriet from the member banks to which Governor Harding transmitted the circular ,
letter which he sent the Board.
Mr. Miller then referred to Senate

vl'art

of

esolution 323 and read a rough

other
a proposed reply thereto, on which he requested comment by the

Nakbe
rs of the Board.




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After discussion, it was understood that lIr.
Liller would revise the proposed reply and submit
it formally to the Board at a later meeting.
he Governor
then stated that the Director of the Division of Research and
atatiatiu_
ill submit draft of the Board's Annual Report for 1928 in typewill
Written
form tomorrow, and at his suggestion it was voted to authorize Dr.
Galdellweiser to send the draft of the report to the pr
while it is under consideration by the members of the

ter for galley proof
oard.

The meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.

Secretary.
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