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Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve
System on Tuesday, November 18, 1947.
PRESENT:

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Eccles, Chairman
Szymczak
Draper
Evans
Vardaman
Clayton
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Carpenter, Secretary
Sherman, Assistant Secretary
Morrill, Special Adviser
Thurston, Assistant to the Chairman

Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the
Federal

Reserve System on November 17, 1947, were approved unani—

1°usly-,
Telegram to Mr. Willett, First Vice President of the Fed—
e 1
Reserve Bank of Boston, reading as follows:
"Retel Nove!lber 14, 1947, Board approves the
des;
-Lgnation of Loring C. Nye as special assistant
eXaminer for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston."
Approved unanimously.
Telegram to Mr. McCravey, Secretary of the Federal Reserve
'
of Atlanta

reading as follows:

"Referring your November 14 wire regarding dis—
,
e°unt under Section 13b of participation certificates
Fulton National Bank, understand from conversation
aclith Mr. Bowman that participation certificates under
vances to peanut buyers and processors will be pvr—
cha
sed by Federal from Fulton National and that Fulton
Nati°nal
c.
will agree to repurchase upon demand. Under
11scumstances Board approves for your Bank rate of one
,
Per cent
on purchases of such certificates. In order




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that new rate may be in agreement with rate schedule,
48 published in Bulletin, suggest that your Bank fix
. .a.:nge of rates on discounts or purchases from financing
Institutions—portion for which institution is obligated."
Approved unanimously.

'red:




Chairman.