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At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Federal Reserve Board held in the office of the Board on Wednesday,
May 14, 1919, at 11:30 A.th.,
PRESENT: The
Mr.
Mr.
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Vice-Governor
Miller
Hamlin
Broderick, Secretary.

Mr. Strauss submitted for approval, memorandum dated
May 14th, recommending that the form of weekly Federal Reserve
bank and member bank statement be amended so as to show classification of United States security holdings as follows:
(a) United States Government bonds;
(b) United States Government notes;
(c) United States Government certificates of
indebtedness;
and that discounts be classified as at present, but that at
certain intervals banks be required to return their discounts
as bills discounted secured by:
(a) United States Government bonds;
(b) United States Government notes;
(c) United States Government certificates of
indebtedness;
and that the phrasing in the weekly statement be made to conform to the above classifications.
Approved.
At 11:35 A.M., the meeting adjourned.

Secretary.

Approved:




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