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At a meeting of the C4o1d Export Committee of Board the 2ederal Reserve Board held in the office of the on Saturday, June 1, 1918, at 10:30 A.M., PRESEET: Mr. Miller, presiding, Mr. Willis, Secretary. Mr. Harding, ?resent also; Assistant Secretary Rowe. Applications for permission to export coin, o, were bullion and currency, with papers relative theret presented and acted upon as follows: Letter from 7;ar Trade Board, returning and approv paper ing applications for permission to export bullion and currency to ' orway. 1402. Tabled. Handy & Harman to Theo. Olsen's Successor, Bergen, Norway,"..15,J00 silver bullion. 1450. A 73 A72. Handy & Harman as above, not to exceed $7,000 silver bullion. 1436. A 71 Handy & Harman to Melseno Successor, bullion. Bergen, Norway, not to exceed 4,14,000 silver 1412. A 75 Hannevig &•Co., New York to Den Norske 00 paper Handelsbank, Christiania, Norway, $200,000 to 4400,0 currency except gold or silver certificates. 1108. A 6 Handy & Harman, New York to David Ander- son, Christiania, Norway, approximately $14,500 silver C) • bullion (16,07o oxs.). 1425. A 76 National City 3ank, New York to Centralbanken for Norge, Christiania, rorway, $30,000 silver bullion. 1845. A 77 National City Bank of New York to Christiania Bank of Kreditkasse, Christiania, Norway, 36,500 silver bullion. Telegram from First National Bank, Douglas, Arizona, requesting extension to include June for exportation of balance remaining of :50,000 gold to nexico, by H. Rivera, authorized under license 180. Approved. Telegram from .5. 5. lias & Bros., Douglas, Arizona, requesting extension to include June for exportation of balance remaining of 410,000 gold to Mexico, authorized under license 1842. Approved. Letter, transmitted by Chief of Division of Customs, Office of the Secretary, Treasury Department, fram Dunham-Reifel Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., re shipments of dental goods to Barbados, B.W.I. Lefer to 7,ar Trade • Toard. Intercepted letter to Holdring and Pierson, the Hague, from Boissevain & Company, transmitted by State Department; result of investigation by Secretary established. , Ordered filed. Telegram from R. P. Jennings re gold shipments to Lexie°. ';ucretary to reply. Telegram from Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, asking extension of time to include June for exportation of balance remaining of $130,OuO gold to Mexico by Dominguez Bros. authorized' under license No. 1952. Granted. Letter from E. H. Duff of New York & Cuba Mail Jteamshil Company transmitted by War Trade Board, re Noted. Mexican customs decrees. Letter -from First National Bank of Douglas, Arizona, re application of Internationai Commission Co. to export gold to Mexico. 4ipplication was for ,e2U,ULA,) but was granted for only ;6,800. No. 1826. Re-declinec:. Letter from National City Bank, New York, re applications for permission to export silver to Centralbanken for Norge, Christiania, Norway. Secretary to reply. Telegram from W. L. 7;eathersbee, Del Rio, Texas, transmitted by Customs Division, asking extension to include June for exportation of 0,0UU gold to Mexico, authorized under license No. 1630. Granted. Letter from Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, transmitting letter from U. S. Smelting, hefining & Mining Co. re their application No. 1961 for permission to ship 185,000 gold to Compania de iteal del l'.onte y Pachuca, Mexico. Granted :day 27. Secretary to reply. Letter from Governor Van i4andt re instructions to border banks. noted. Iriemoranuum transmitted by Secretary of State from Ambassador iletcher making inquiry as to the Mexican ports at which would be collected transit tax in the case of the San Diego and Arizona Railroad. Tabled May 31st. Mr. Rowe made a statement re the gold situation in relation to Colombia;' 4'3,611,210 in gold bullion sent to the United States in the first nine months 1917-1918. Lsked whether Board would allow her to withdraw same amount of gold sent to the United States. 2021. Del Rio rational Bank, Del Rio, Texas, to Mexico for account of Mier & Rose, '4,2,000 gold. 2022. Granted. Lower California jockey Club, Tia Juana, Cal., to Mexican Customs Collector, Tia Juana, Mexico, 4530 currency. Granted. 2023. Consolidated 'National Bank, Tucson, Arizona, to various consignees, Mexico, $0,0u0 paper currency, ex- cept gold or silver certificates, 00,uoU silver coin, and 00,000 gold coin, during June, 1918. Granted. 2024. Democrats Mine, Naco, Arizona, to same, Cananea, Mexico, during June, 440,000 gold coin, 4.30,000 paper currency except gold or silver certificates, .310,000 silver coin. 2025. Granted. The Equitable Trust Company, New York, to Messrs. Mocatta & Goldsmid, London, England, 4500,00u silver bars and or Mexican silver coin. 2026. Handy & Harman, New York to Mocatta & Goldsmid, London, England, 2027. Granted. 500,J00 silver bullion. Granted. United Metals Jelling Co., New York, to 1 250,000 order, notify Mocatta & Goldsmid, London, England, -i1 silver bullion, approximately. Granted. At 11 A. M., the meeting adjourned. Ai-TRUED: Secretary, Chairman. •