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Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve

System on Thursday, January 22, 1948.

PRESENT:

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Eccles, Chairman
Draper
Evans
Vardaman
Clayton
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Carpenter, Secretary
Sherman, Assistant Secretary
Morrill, Special Adviser
Thurston, Assistant to the Chairman

Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the
Federal

Reserve System on January 21, 1948, were approved unani-

1110Usly.
Telegram to Mr. Carstarphen, Secretary of the Federal
Reserve m
.uank of St. Louis, reading as follows:
"Retel January 21 Board approves effective January 23, 1948, minimum buying rates for bankers' acceptances
as follows: Maturities up to 90 days 1-1/4
Per cent, maturities of 91 to 120 days 1-3/8 per cent,
lInd maturities of 121 to 180 days 1-1/2 per cent; and
rate of 1-1/4 to 1-3/4 per cent under Section 13b on
advances to financing institutions on portion on which
financing institution assumes the risk. Otherwise
B°ard of Governors of Federal Reserve System approves
establishment by your Bank, without change, of rates
°f discount and purchase in Bank's existing schedule,
advice of which was contained in your telegram dated
January 21."
Approved unanimously.
Letter to Mr. Leedy, President of the Federal Reserve
tatit _
ur Kansas City, reading as follows:




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1/22/48

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"The Board approves the payment of salaries to
the following officers for the period from January 16,
1948 through May 31, 1948 at the rates indicated) which
are the rates fixed by the Board of Directors, as rePorted in your letter of January 16 1948:
Annual
Salary
Title
Name
D. W. Woolley
$13,000
Vice President
M. W. E. Park
8,400
Assistant Vice President
C. E. Sandy
8,600
Cashier
E. D. Vanderhoof
6,000
Assistant Cashier
C. L. Bollinger
6,500
Auditor
L. F. Mills
6 11-20"
Chief Examiner
Approved unanimously.

%roved: