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A meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys"as held in Washington on Friday, larch
PRESENT:

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

5, 1943, at 10:30 a.m.

Eccles, Chairman
Ransom, Vice Chairman
Szymczak
McKee
Evans

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Kr.

Morrill, Secretary
Bethea, Assistant Secretary
Carpenter, Assistant Secretary
Clayton, Assistant to the Chairman

The action stated with respect to each of the matters hereinEtrt

referred to was taken by the Board:
The minutes of the meeting of the Board of Governors of the
Reserve System held on March

4, 1943, were approved unanimously.

Telegrams to Mr. Tillett, First Vice President of the Federal
B8,10 of
Boston, Messrs. Treiber and McCreedy, Secretaries of the
Nlarel

Reserve Banks of New York and Philadelphia, respectively, Mr.

144114,

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and Messrs.

141111rd and
Hale, Secretaries of the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago
41

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Fl.ancisco, stating that the Board approves the establishment with°14 cllailge by
the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on March 2, by
ti"aderel Reserve Bank of Atlanta on March 3, by the Federal Reserve

141:ka or
New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Francisco on March 4,
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3
' alad by
the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston today, of the rates of
N°Nlit and
purchase in their existing schedules.




Approved unanimously.

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-2Memorandum dated February 26,

'
11.ect°r of the

1943, from Mr. Goldenweiser,

Division of Research and Statistics, recommending that

11°1" Eisenberg be appointed as a junior economist in that Division on
telliP°11ari basis for a period of not to exceed one year, with basic

8Eq117 at the rate of 0,200 per annum, effective as of the date upon
as enters upon the performance of his duties after having passed

84tisf

actorily the usual physical examination, with the understanding

th t h,

participation in the retirement system will be deferred for

PerinA
"" of four months in view of the fact that he may be inducted into
the A
'rn7 within that period and (2) that, if the Federal Bureau of In'
retigst,
--Lon report which has been requested on Mr. Eisenberg is considered
bY the B
oard to be unfavorable, his services may be terminated immediately.
Approved unanimously.
MeMoranda of this date from Mr. Morrill, recommending (1) that
th151'eeignation of Cyril E. Ares as a kitchen helper in the Secretary's

41'"
1 be

accepted as of 1:00 p.m. on March 5, 1943, and (2) that Miss

:
4. 1 111e Relen Bates and Mrs. Mary Jane Cumberledge be appointed as kitchen
4111)ele
t

in the Secretary's Office on a temporary basis for a period of not

leeed

6o days, each with salary at the rate of k1,080 per annum, ef-

ttilie March

5, 1943.
Approved unanimously.

Letter to Mr. Brainard, Chairiaan of the Federal Reserve Bank of
"
.(1) reading as follows:
se
"At the completion of the examination of the Federal Rerye Bank of Cleveland as of January 4, 1943, by the Board's




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1,uminers, a copy of the report was left for your information
and that of the directors. A copy was also furnished President
Pleming.
"In view of recent correspondence and conferences with
respect to the several matters covered by the resolutions of
he Chairmen's Conference in October 1942, it is not felt neele7for us to make further comments with respect to the
covered in the report of examination. However, the
31°ard Will appreciate advice that the report has been considered
the board of directors. Any comments you may care to offer
Ifegarding the various matters referred to or as to action taken
Qr to be taken thereon will also be appreciated."

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Approved unanimously.

Thereupon the meeting adjourned.