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A meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System was held in Washington on Friday, January 10, 1941, at 10:45

PRESENT: Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Eccles, Chairman
Ransom, Vice Chairman
Szymczak
McKee
Davis
Draper

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Morrill, Secretary
Bethea, Assistant Secretary
Carpenter, Assistant Secretary
Clayton, Assistant to the Chairman

The action stated with respect to each of the matters hereinafter referred to was taken by the Board:
The minutes of the meeting of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System held on January 8, 1941, were approved unanimously.
Telegrams to Mr. Young, President of the Federal Reserve Bank
of Boston, Mr. Sanford, Secretary of the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, Mr. Leach, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond,
Mr. McLarin, First Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Messrs. Dillard, Stewart, and Powell, Secretaries of the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, St. Louis, and Minneapolis, respectively,
Mr. Gilbert, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Mr.
Hale, secretary of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, stating
that the Board approves the establishment without change by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on January 7, by the Federal Reserve




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-2Banks of New York, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis,
and Dallas on January 9, 1941, and by the Federal Reserve Bank of
Boston today, of the rates of discount and purchase in their existing
schedules.
Approved unanimously.
Letter dated January 9, 1941, to Mr. Rounds, First Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, reading as follows:
"The Board of Governors approves the changes in the
Personnel classification plan of your Bank as requested
in your letter of December 27, 1940.
"In view of the circumstances set forth in your letter the Board of Governors also approves, effective January 1, 1941, the payment of salaries in excess of the
maximum annual salaries provided in the personnel classification plan for the positions occupied by two employees
of your Bank as follows:
Annual
Position
Salary
Name
Trust Examiner, Bank
Gustav Osterhus
Examination Department
$8,000
Assistant Chief, Cash
Charles A. Jagels
Custody Division
3,700"
Approved unanimously.
Letter dated January 9, 1941, to Mr. Thomas B. McCabe, Chairman
of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, reading as

"As requested in your letter of January 4, 1941,
the Board of Governors approves the expenditure of additional funds necessary to complete the study of official
salaries of the Federal Reserve Banks being made by Dr.
Balderston and his associates.
"It is understood that the study is almost completed




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and that the total expenditures will not greatly exceed
the original estimate of $120000."
Approved unanimously.

Thereupon the meeting adjourned.

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Secretary.

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Chairman.