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Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System on Friday, July 14, 1950.
PRESENT: Mr. McCabe, Chairman
Mr. Szymczak
Mr. Carpenter, Secretary
Mr. Kenyon, Assistant Secretary
Telegrams to the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, New York,
Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis,
Dallas, and San Francisco stating that the Board approves the
establishment without change by the Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco on July 11, by the Federal Reserve Banks of New York,
Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis,
and Dallas on July 13,
1950, and by the Federal Reserve Bank of
8"ton today, of the rates of discount and purchase in their
eisting schedules.
Approved unanimously.
Memorandum dated July 13, 1950, from Mr. Young, Director
°f the
Division of Research and Statistics, recommending that

the resignation of Melvin I.

an economist in that Division,

he accepted to be effective, in accordance with his request, at
the close of business July
14, 1950.
Approved unanimously.
Letter to Mr. Wiltse, Vice President of the Federal Reserve
8ant.

of New York, reading as follows:
"In accordance with the request contained in
Your letter of July 7, 1950, the Board approves the




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'appointments of LaSalle E. Jacobus, Jr. and Albin
R. Nenzell at present assistant examiners, as examiners
for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Board
also approves the designation of William R. Frazer,
Jr. and William H. is'ietendorf as special assistant examiners.
"Please advise us of the dates upon which the
appointments of the examiners become effective, and
also as to salary rates."
Approved unanimously.
Letter to The Peoples National Bank of Claremont, Claremont,
New Hampshire, reading as follows:
"The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System has given consideration to your supplemental
application for fiduciary powers, and grants you authority to act, when not in contravention of State or
local law, as executor or in any other fiduciary capacity in which State banks, trust companies or other
corporations which come into competition with national
banks are permitted to act under the laws of the State
of New Hampshire. The exercise of these powers, in
addition to that heretofore granted to act as trustee,
shall be subject to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and the regulations of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System.
"This letter will be your authority to exercise
the fiduciary powers granted by the Board pending the
Preparation of a formal certificate covering such authorization, which will be forwarded to you in due
course."
Approved unanimously, for
transmittal through the Federal
Reserve Bank of Boston.
Letter to Mr. Diercks, Vice President of the Federal Reserve
of Chicago, reading as follows:
"In accordance with the recommendation contained
in your letter of July 5, 1950, the Board approves the
expenditure of approximately *139,000 by the Lake View




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"Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois, for the
Purpose of remodeling and redecorating its banking
premises*"