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Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System on Monday, June
PRESENT:

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

9, 1947.

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

Carpenter, Secretary
Sherman, Assistant Secretary
Morrill, Special Adviser
Thurston, Assistant to the Chairman

Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the
Pedsral Reserve System on June

6, 1947, were approved unanimously.

Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federa]

Reserve System with the Presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks

held on June

6, 1947, were approved unanimously.

Letter to the Presidents of all the Federal Reserve Banks readas follows:
"There have been forwarded to you today under separate
cover
copies of form F. R. 107b to be used by State
member banks in submitting their reports of earnings and
dividends for the six months ending June 30, 1947.
"The form is the same as the one used in submitting
reports for the first half of 1946 with the exception of
the rearrangement of the insets for Federal and State
taxes in item 7, which was made in the forms used for
submitting calendar year 1946 reports.
"Inasmuch as the Board's copies of reports of earnings
and dividends of State member banks are microfilmed for permanent record, it is suggested that the original copy of
typewritten reports be forwarded to the Board."
Approved unanimously.
Letter prepared for Chairman Eccles' signature to Mr. F. J.
4ileY, Assistant Director, Legislative Reference, Bureau of the
1111dget,

reading as follows:




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"In response to your letter of June 4 enclosing a
facsimile of the tax reduction bill, H.R. 1, and requesting an expression of opinion as to vhether there
is any objection to its approval, may I say that the
Board of Governors has approved and I have transmitted
directly to the President a letter expressing disapproval
of the proposed legislation. I am enclosing a copy of
the letter."




Approved unanimously.

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