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Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the
rederal Reserve System on Monday, February 7, 1949.
PRESENT:

Mr.
Mr,
Mr.
Mr.

Eccles, Chairman pro tem.
Szymczak
Draper
Evans
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
l'ecieral Reserve System on February 4, 1949, were approved unanipiously.
Memorandum dated February 4, 1949, from Mr. Thomas, Director
ur the Division of Research and Statistics, recommending an
Incre
--e in the basic annual salary of Miss Betty Haller, a clerkstellc'graPher in that Division, from $2,284 to $2,350, effective
20, 1949.
Approved unanimously
Letter to Mr. Stetzelberger, Vice President of the Federal
leserve
Bank of Cleveland, reading as follows:
"This will acknowledge your letter of January 13,
j:+9) enclosing information regarding the personnel
the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland as requested
4aa the
Board's letter of November 9, 1948.
f 1 An examination of Schedule A indicates that the
2.41°Iring employees are receiving basic salaries which
.re
below the minimums of their respective grades. The
aPproves the payment of below-minimum salaries to
ese employees for a period not to exceed three months
4.0m February 1,
1949.




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Robert Krejsa
Jack Bevan
Harry Schiering
James L. Lulton
Betty Cunningham
Rosalie Jackson
Mary Lee Smith

Title
Head Office
Tab. Mach. Oper. Twilight
Assistant Examiner B
Assistant Examiner B
Consumer Credit Inv.
Cincinnati Branch
Jr. Currency Sorter
Jr. Currency Sorter
Redemption Advice Typ.

Department
Check Collection
Bank Examination
Bank Examination
Consumer Credit
Cash
Cash
Fiscal Agency"

Approved unanimously.
Telegram to Mr. Peterson, Vice President of the Federal Reserve 10
.usink of St. Louis, reading as follows:
"Reference your letter January 28, 1949. Board approves appointment of Wilbur H. Isbell, at present an
assistant examiner, as an examiner and Charles D. Zettler
's an assistant examiner for Federal Reserve Bank of St.
Louis. Please advise effective dates and furnish inforMation as to any change in Isbell's salary rate."
Approved unanimously.
Letter to Mr. Diercks, Vice President of the Federal Reserve
tell6
Of

Chicago, reading as follows:

"In accordance with the request contained in your
,
-Letter of JanvAry 31, 1949, the Board of Governors ex"ends to March 8, 1949, the time within which the Tipton
tate Bank, Tipton, Iowa, mAy accomplish termination of
its membership under the waiver of six months notice
granted on October 8, 1948."
Approved unanimously.
Telegram to the Presidents of all Federal Reserve Banks, readas

follows:




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"Reference Board's February 2 wire, eleven Federal
Reserve Banks approve and one has no objection to the
sUggested change in weekly reserve computation period
Of central reserve and reserve city banks to end on
Wednesday, instead of Thursday as at present. Effective dates suggested by Federal Reserve Banks for
Change vary from February 9 to March 9. Desirable
that change be put into effect simultaneously in all
districts. Please advise if, in accordance with Section 3(a) of Regulation DI your Bank would fix as the
effective date of change, the reserve computation
Period beginning February 24 and ending March 2."
Approved unanimously.

:
APPrOVed

Chairman pro tem.