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At a special meeting of the Federal Reserve Board
held in the office of the Governor on Thursday, June 3, 1920,
at 3-10 P.M.,
PEE=T: The
Yr.
Mr.
Mr.
Yr.

Governor
Miller
I:oehlenpah
Williams
Chapman, 'Secretary.

Business was presented and disposed of as follows:
Telegram dated June 3d from the Chairman, Federal
Reserve Bank of Boston, requesting approval of the following
schedule of discount rates, effective June 4, 1920:
Discounted bills maturing within 90 days,
including member banks' 15 day collateral notes:
Secured by Treasury certificates of in5-1/2
debtedness
Victory
and
bonds
by
Liberty
Secured
notes
Trade acceptances, maturing within 90 days...
Discounted bills secured otherwise than by
war obligations, also unsecured, maturing within 90 days (including member
banks' 15 day collateral notes)

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Agricultural and livestock paper, 91 to 160
days
and requesting approval of the abolition of the discount
rate on bankers' acceptances.




Approved, Mr. T.illiams voting "No".
,
The Governor stated that he was
authorized by the Chairman to say that

-2the proposed changes in discount rates
were agreeable to him, and that he would
vote "Aye" were he present.
At 3-10 P.., the meeting adjourned.

pproved: