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A meeting of
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
SYstern, Was
held in Washington on Saturday, November 18, 1944, at 10:30

PRI

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Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Ransom, Vice Chairman
Szymczak
McKee
Draper

Mr. Morrill, Secretary
Mr. Carpenter, Assistant Secretary
Mr. Clayton, Assistant to the Chairman
The action
stated with respect to each of the matters hereinatter r
eferred to was taken by the Board:
The minutes
of the meeting of the Board of Governors of the
?ecieral Reserve System
held on November 17, 1944, were approved unani14%184.

Letter to Mr. Young, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of
ago
reading as follows:
la

"This refers to Mr. Diercks' letter of November 6,
8 4L.4., with regard to the application of the South Chicago
slel_T Bank, Chicago, Illinois, for permission to exercili
duciary powers.
cora In view of the information submitted, and in acwith Mr. Diercks' recommendation, the Board of
1,147rnors of the Federal Reserve System grants the apnt bank
permission, under the provisions of its
On of membership numbered 1, to exercise the fiduJ powers now or hereafter authorized under its charter
pgIrthe laws
of the State of Illinois. The Board's apton.al is given subject to acceptance by the bank of the
ng standard conditions prescribed in connection
vvith
the admission to membership of State banks exercis:
iti,idu -ary
powers:
Such bank shall not invest funds held by
it as fiduciary in stock or obligations of,
or property acquired from, the bank or its
directors, officers, or employees, or their

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-2-"interests, or in stock or obligations of,
or property acquired from, affiliates of
the bank.
2. Such
bank, except as permitted in the case
of national banks exercising fiduciary powers,
Shall not invest collectively funds held by
the bank as fiduciary and shall keep the securities and investments of each trust separate from those of all other trusts and
separate also from the properties of the
bank itself.
3. If funds held by such bank as fiduciary
are deposited in its commercial or savings
department or otherwise used in the conduct
of its business, it shall deposit with its
trust department security in the same manner
and to the same extent as is required of
national banks exercising fiduciary powers.
LOU are requested to advise the South Chicago Savings
tZ1 Chicago,
Illinois, of the Board's action, and to obof „an appropriate resolution of the board of directors
warre bank
accepting the conditions listed above and forcertified copy thereof to the Board."
Approved unanimously.

Letter to
the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the

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as follows:

di "Under the
Act of July 7, 1943, relating to the
ei,2°8a1 of certain records of the United States Govtlie ent, and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
pre:records appearing on this schedule have been aphavt8ed and in the opinion of this office, will not
valo-, sufficient administrative, legal research, or other
aft-e to warrant their preservation by the Government
erlthe period
of time indicated in each instance.
pea,:it is recommended, therefore, that the records apeha-41g on this schedule, and those of like form and
at,racter that
may accumulate, be proposed for disposal
prr: the
retention period specified in each instance,
vIded that, when applicable, the requirements of




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"8?ction 9 of
the Act of July 7, 1943, will be fulfilled
Prior to disposal.
Hp.s.

Referring to continuing authorization for disposition of certain Fiscal Agency records, advice has
been received that Forms PD 975 and PD 1340 (items
13 and 19 on list) are now obsolete."
Approved unanimously.

Thereupon the meeting adjourned.

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Vice Chairman.