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Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System on Friday, June 6, 1947.

The Board met in

the Board Room at 12:15 p.m.
PRESENT:

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

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

Carpenter, Secretary
Sherman, Assistant Secretary
Morrill, Special Adviser
Thurston, Assistant to the Chairman
Smead, Director of the Division of
Bank Operations
Parry, Director of the Division of
Security Loans
Thomas, Director of the Division of
Research and StLtistics
Vest, General Counsel
Leonard, Director of the Division of
Examinations
Nelson, Director of the Division of
Personnel Administration
Townsend, Assistant General Counsel

There were presented telegrams to the Federal Reserve Banks of
13°8t°11, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, St. Louis,
Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco, stating that the
Or

approves the establishment without change by the Federal Reserve

841/1k8 of St. Louis, Dallas, and San Francisco on June 4, by the Fed—
Reserve Banks of New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richnond,
Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Kansas City on June 5, 1947, and by the Fed—
eral

Reserve Bank of Boston today, of the rates of disccunt and purchase

1-4 their
existing schedules.




Approved unanimously.

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Before this meeting the Presidents submitted a list of topics
"loh had been discussed at their separate meeting on June 4 and 5,
and which were to be reviewed with the Board at a joint meeting to be
held at two o'clock this afternoon.

The Board considered the topics

listed and it was agreed that Chairman Eccles would state the views
of the Board substantially as recorded in the minutes of the joint
leeting.
At this point Messrs. Smead, Parry, Thomas, Vest, Leonard,
Nelson, and Townsend withdrew and the action stated with respect to
each of the matters hereinafter set forth was taken by the Board:
Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the
Pederal Reserve System on June 5, 1947, were approved unanimously.
Memorandum dated May 23, 1947, from Mr. Thomas, Director of
the Division of Research and Statistics, recommending an increase in
the

basic salary of Miss Margaret L. Garber, a clerk in that Division,

frsc4a $2,845.44 to $3,021 per annum, effective June 15, 1947.
Approved unanimously.
Letter to Mr. Leedy, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of
44sa
S

City, reading as follows:

"In your letter of May 29, 1947, you state that your
board of directors has approved the retention in active
service of Mr. E. P. Tyner, Assistant Cashier, until
December 31, 1947.




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"The Board of Governors approves the payment of
salary to Mr. Tyner in active service through December
31, 1947, in accordance with the Board's letter of February 4, 1946, S495."




Approved unanimously.