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A meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Systeniwa

held in Washington on Saturday, November 14, 1942, at 11:00 a.m.
PRESENT:

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Ransom, Vice Chairman
Szymczak
McKee
Draper
Evans

Mr. Morrill, Secretary
Mr. Bethea, Assistant Secretary
Mr. Carpenter, Assistant Secretary
Mr. Clayton, Assistant to the Chairman
Mr. Thurston, Special Assistant to the
Chairman
Mr. Goldenweiser, Director of the Division
of Research and Statistics
Mr. Smead, Chief of the Division of Bank
Operations
Mr. Dreibelbis, General Attorney
Mr. Wyatt, General Counsel
Mr. Thomas, Assistant Director of the Division of Research and Statistics
Mr. Piser, Chief of the Government Securities
Section, Division of Research and Statistics
During an informal discussion yesterday, Mr. McKee referred to
the .,
4tLct that the agenda for the meeting of the Federal Advisory Council
lith the Board on November 15-17, 1942, contemplated a consideration of

the question of reserve requirements. Following the discussion, Mr.
ce

requested that a meeting of all members of the Board be held at

10:00 o'clock this morning for the purpose of considering whether fur-

thel
'action should be taken to reduce reserve reuirements, and yesterNr afternoon a call was sent out for a meeting to convene this morning
ecordance with his request.




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After the meeting convened, word was received from Chairman
e that, because of other pressing matters, he would be unable to
d.
Upon motion by Mr. McKee, the meet—
ing adjourned.




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