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tern was

A meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sysheldin Was bin
PRESENT:

on on Saturday, May 1, 1943, at 11:00 a.m.
Mr. Szymczak
Mr. Draper
Mr. Evans
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

etter

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

The action stated with respect to each of the matters hereineferred to Was
taken by the Board:

Itemorandum dated April 29, 1943, from Mr. Morrill, recommending
that Roward
W. Stull, Sr., he appointed as a guard in the Secretary's
°trice on a
teMporary

at the rate

basis for an indefinite period, with basic salary

of 41,500 per annum, effective as of the date upon which he
t1
ter8 'Pori the
the
Performance of his duties after having passed satisfactorily
481/1 PhYsical
examination.
Approved unanimously.
11;4_ 1441°randum of this date from Ur. Morrill, recommending that Miss
riet, A
Fi
tzGerald be appointed as a cafeteria helper in the Secret rI
U
trice °n a temporary basis for a period of not to exceed 60 days,
wh h
at the rate
of 4,1,080 per annum, effective May 1, 1943.
Approved unanimously.
Of

Iletacirendum dated April 29, 1
943, from Mr. Goldenweiser, Directhe Division of Research
and Statistics, submitting the resignation
Ilrclie S. Valentine as a clerk-stenographer in that
Division, to




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ffective as of the close of business on May 4,
1943, and rec°rDniencling that the
resignation be accepted as of that date.
The resignation was accepted.
Letter to Mr. Evans, Vice
President of the Federal Reserve Bank

ot

"-Las, reading
as follows:
of A "In accordance with the request contained in your
letter
W gr3+_ 27, 1943, the Board approves the appointment of Sam
oi iy,tr4 as an assistant examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank
12 -7L4n.as' If the appointment is not made effective on May
2 -'743
, as
planned, please advise us."
Approved unanimously.
Teiegram
to the Presidents of all the Federal Reserve Banks,
reacp __
"Lng as
follows:
oBoar,
of Governors and Armed Services have under considerb0r;
4 Proposal that if a
financing institution charges a
guii;
°wer a commitment fee in connection with a loan that is
.194-2a4l'eed Pursuant to Executive Order 9112 of March 26,
celi'
l he amount of such fee shall not exceed 1/4 of 1 per
that Per annum on the
undisbursed portion of the loan, also
rtiano t
ermination fee, service fee, or other fee of a
e.xpenar c
haracter, except charges covering out-of-pocket
rowe;
s” of a financing institution, may be charged a bortIlr4
: tn connection
with such a guaranteed loan. Please
comm 811 Board by
wire not later than Monday evening any
Unle
:
nta You wish to make with respect to above proposal.
kept-s and until further advised, this proposal should be
strictly confidential."

e'PY

Approved unanimously.
Lett
eg to the Presidents of all the Federal Reserve Banks, with
to the
liaison officers, reading as follows:

elosiZ.eferring to the Board's letter of April 28, 1943 en4Iati 1-;' a copy of Executive Order No. 9336, for your =forfrok1;7,and guidance there is enclosed a copy of a memorandum
te
"e lhar Department dated
April 29, 1943, signed by Lieu'
Colonel Paul Cleveland, in regard to the War Department




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11- or°cedure to be followed in connection with guarantees of
to finance the procurement of articles for the Lend
Lease
Administration.
arit e shall forward you, upon receipt, a copy of the
s instructions in connection
tzr;Ttittees to finance War Shippingwih.aefor AdminisT, ation contraag
Approved unanimously, together with a
letter to Mr. Graham Heiner of the Office
of Lend Lease Administration transmitting a
copy of the above letter.




Thereupon the meeting adjourned.