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At a meeting of the Gold Expert Ccmnittee of te
Federql Reserve honrd held in the office of the Governor
of the Board on licdnesday, Feb upry 20, at 10:30 A. M.
PRESENT:
Mr. Ham:inf. , presidipg,

Mr. Willis, Secretary.

Mr. Hqmlin,
Present also:

Mr. Strnurs.

Applications for permission to export coin, currency and 1u11aeri, with papers in connection therewith
;Pere presented and acted upon nr follows:
A letter from Equitable Trust Co., of New York
tr-nsmitted by Federql Reserve Bank of New York re shipments to Chile.

Rend qnd noted.

A letter from Guanajuato Reduction

e

Mines Co.,

referred by War Trade Board, FebruPry 16, re shipments
silver from Mexico.

Referred bacl. to War Trqde hoard

through Mr. Strruss.
The letter of H.Neale

re Bliss Dallett and Co.

application for perIlissionto ship gold to Venezuela vu
considered nnd again tn.bled.
Mr. Strausr reported tiv)t nickel might now be
shipped moderntely to /tort() Rico, and it was agreed to
give notice nncordingly.







11. Cra.ham Hinkley

Co., New York, to Milmo

of Jesus Castro
National Ennk, Laredo, Tox741, for account
to Dew Laredo,
t Co., Saltillo, Mexico, to be reshipped
1exico 0,000 gold.
1175.

Granted.

or
Either Nation, 1 City !lank, Now York

P. Je;iniFf°,
Federal Re erve .13ank of Dallas, or botli, to R.
es gold coin.
Mexico City, during March, 000,000 United Stat
Gr!tnted.
Anduzt
William H. Knox 8. Co., New York to J.

e

ars.
Co., Port of Spain, Trinidad, $5,000 gold doll

Granta

in silver or currency; no 7old.
1177.

same, New
Stanley Copeland, Laredo, Texas, to

Laredo, 1:exico, 00,000 gold coin.
117F1.

Declined.

Democrata Mine„Cananen, Mexico, via

CO,Na

to be gold,
Arizona, to self, t110,000, of which cromo in
$10,000 United States silver coin.
1179.

Granted.

to
Mexico Arizona Trading Co., Nogales,

h, $10,000
Robert C. Howell, Snn Bins, Mexico, during Marc
sliver coin.
1180,

Granted.
Nacoznri Consolidated Co por Co., Aru-

an
Priata, Mexico, from Douglas, Arizona, to Mexic

Collecto r

April, 1918'
of Custom, Agua Prietn, Mex., during March and
25,000 gold coin.

Granted.

Is

1281.

Ruasteca Petroleum Co., to self, Tampico,

Mc., during March, 1118, up to 0200,000 United States
paper currency except gold certificates, and silver coin.
Granted.
Mr. Strauss called attention to letter noted by
the censor vs to practice of certain companies in apply—
ing for too much gold for shipment to Mexico.
Mr. Strauss raised the question of gold shipments
from Hawaii to the Philippines and it was agreed that a
letter be written to banks in Hawaii asking cooperation.
Mr. Strauss. raised certain questions as to the
payment of coupons in Amsterdam.
At 11

9. M.

APPROVED:




Clati i rut'pi

the Committee adjourned .