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At a meeting of the Gold Export Committee
of the Federal Reserve Board held in the office of
the Board on Friday, May 31, 1918, at 10:35 A. M.,
?RESENT:
Mr. Warburg, presiding,

Mr. Willis, Secretary.

Mr. Miller,
?resent also:

Mr. Strauss.

Applications for permission to export coin,
bullion and currency, with papers relative thereto,
were presented and acted upon as follows:
The application of the Irving National Bank
of rew York, to export during June, $100,000 of foreign
currency to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
France, Spain, Italy, South and Central America and the
'West Indies (No. 1994).

Tabled May 29th.

The application of S. Yabroff, to carry with him
to Harbin, Manchuria 50,000 roubles (No. 1974).
May 27th.

Tabled

Tabled until June 3d.

A telegram from the Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco, recommending extension of time for completion
of shipments by nlerry E. Noel under License No. 1396
and License No. 1804.

Granted.

A letter from Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas of




May 27th, re application of First National Bank,
Nogales, for A. Cobo, No. 1934 (declined May 24th)
and application of First National Bank, Nogales, for
Jose C. Felix (not received).

Noted.

A letter by Musher 8: Company of May 29th.
Read and discussed; referred to Board.
A memorandum by Secretary of State transmitting
paraphrase of cablegram from the American Embassy at
London, re intercepted letter to Holdring and Pierson,
The Hague, from Boissevain & Company, requesting advice
re question raised.

Referred to Secretary for report.

A letter by Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
transmitting letter by Kountze Bros.

Noted.

Secretary

to report.
A letter by Federal Reserve Bank of New York advising that Bank of Montreal has received shipment of
44,0u0,0u0 gold coin from Canada.

Noted.

A letter by Federal Reserve Bank of New York re
application of Manufacturers & Traders National Bank of
Buffalo.

Noted.

A letter by Federal Reserve Bank of New York requesting extension of time under license No. 1792, Royal
Bank of Canada.

Granted.




A letter by P. Pastene & Company re their
application No. 1954.
1997.

Declination reaffirmed.

M. C. Little and G. W. Johnson to ex-

port to Mexico, $25,000 silver coin and paper currency except gold certificates.

Approved May 29th.

Granted.
1998.

Oak Park Trust & Savings Bank,

Park, Ill., to Harry W. Nelson, Tokyo, Japan,
Liberty Bonds.
1999.
,11 30u,000 gold.

oak
200

Refer to Mr. Kent.
Secretary of Agriculture to Chile,
Circulate.

(Papers in Mr. Miller's

hands).
2000.

G. Amsinck & Company, New York,to Jose

Acquatella, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, :41,500 gold.
Granted.
2001.

The American Metal Company, New York,

to ::amuel Montague & Company, London, England, $1U0,000
silver bullion (100,000 ozs.).
2002.

Granted.

Farmers Loan & Trust Company, New York,

to Cia Commerciale de Puebla, Vera Cruz, Mexico, $7,500
gold coin.

Granted.

2003.

W. E. Fenno, Jr., American Committee for

Armenian and Syrian Relief, to Rev. E. W. McDowell,




(Destination not stated) $520 gold coin.

Declined

(Mr. Warburg and Mr. Miller voting in the affirmative).
2u04.

Equitable Trust Company, New York, to

assignee of Equitable Trust Company of New York in
Colombia, about c92,000 gold.

Granted,

Handy & Harman, New York, to P. W. Ellis

2005.

& Company, Ltd., Toronto, Canada, $1,500 gold.
on reimportation of equal amount.

Granted

(Referred to Mr.

Warburg.)
2006.

American Smelting & Refining Company, New

York, to Royal Mint, Ottawa, Canada, $100,000 silver
(100,000 ozs.)
2007.

Granted.

George C. Sherman, San Francisco, to carry

with him to Russia, 54,500 roubles currency;

3,000

roubles gold; 3,500 yen, currency; $200 U. S. gold coin;
0.,100 American currency.
2006.

Noted.

F. E. Stevenson, Agent, El Paso, to same,

Juarez, Mexico, $2,500 gold. coin.
2009.

Declined.

M. E. Lowe, Del Rio, Texas, to Collector

of Customs, of Mexican Government, ,:;;1,000 gold coin.
2010.

Granted.

First National Bank, Eagle Pass, Texas, to

same, Piedras Negras, Mexico, $150,000 paper currency except gold or silver certificates, during June and July.
Granted.

.




2011.

Juan M. Garcia, Laredo, Texas, to

same, New Laredo, Mexico, $29,500 gold.
2012.

Taylor Bros., El Paso, Texas, to

Mexican Customs House, 4112,510 gold.
2013.

Granted.

Granted.

State National Bank., El Paso, Texas,

to Mercantile Banking Company, Cananea, Mexico, .40,000
U. S. gold coin and 45,000 Mexican gold coin (25,000
in all), Declined.
2014.

Nacozari Railroad Company, Douglas,

Arizona, to same, Agua Prieto., Mexico, ;150,000 gold
coin.

Granted if complies with usual terms.
2015.

United fruit Company, Boston, Mass., to

same, Limon, Costa Rica, 6.5,000 subsidiary coin and
paper currency except gold or silver certificates.
Granted.
2016.

Farmers Loan & Trust Company, New York, to

Cia Commerciale de Puebla, Vera Cruz, Mexico, $25,000
gold coin.

Granted.

2017.

National City Bank, New York, to Central-

banken for Norge, Christiana, Norway, $33,000 silver
bullion.

Refer to War Trade Board.

2018.

The American Metal Company, New York, to

MoCatta & Goldsmid, London, $400,000 silver bullion
(400,000 ozs.).

Granted.

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2019.

William Sdhall & Company, New York, to

American Colonial Bank, San Juan, P. R., 50,000
subsidiary coin and 4;400,000 paper currency except
gold or silver certificates.

Granted.

2020.. National Park Bank, New York, to
Comptsir Lyon Alemand, Paris, France, approximately
$161,000 (5,000 kilos) silver bullion.

Granted.

Ur. Warburg read a letter from Mr. F. I. Kent
re the control of Italian exchange, stating that the
Division of Foreign Exchange had been requested to
supervise it.
At 11:22 A. M., the meeting adjourned.
APPROVED:

Chairman.