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a meeting o

the Executive Jammittee of the ?ed.- •

eral Reserve Board held in the office. of the Vice lovernor
on Thursday, Jane 7, r.t 5.30 p.m.,
PliES=T:
Mr. Thrburg,

Yr. Miller,

Mr. Delano,

Mr.

Secretary.

Mr. !- ;arburg read to the Committee a draft of a
letter to governor Strong with reference to the question
of counting ,;old held abroad as reserve for ?ederal reserve
banks.

Discussion ensued, and it via c finally agreed to

authorize the transmission of the letter upon condition
that such gold held abroad to be counted as reserve, should
never exceed 450,000,000, or 10, of the total gold holdings
f participating 7ederal reserve bunks, whichever amount
u.‘.should be the larger, and, further, that the fact of this
gold holding should be shown on the statements of Aderal
reserve banks.
It was agreed to telegraph the substance of the letter to Secretary McJ'idoo and governor 7arding for their approval before transmitting it.
On motion at 6 p.m. the Committee adjourned.
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Secretary. -"ftwomm.-Chairman.