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At a joint session of the Federal Reserve Board
and the Federal Advisory Council held in the office of
the Board at 10.30 a. m. on Monday, November 20,
PRE6ENT:
Mr. Harding, presiding,

Mr. Miller,

Mr. Narburg,

Mr. Williams,

Mr. Hamlin,

Mr. aillis, Secretary.

Mr. Delano,
Present also, Mr. ?organ, Mr. Fleishacker, Mr.
aing, Yr. Rue, Mr. Jaffray, Mr. Lyerly, Mr. Norwood, Mr.
aatts, Mr. Rowe, Mr.

ecord, Mr. Grimm, secretary.

President ?organ presented to the Council an invitation from Vice Governor Warburg to dinner, and the
same was unanimously accepted with thanks.
Mr. Harding opened the business of the meeting
with an address in which he called attention to the fact
that the joint session was held in advance of the regular
session in accordance with the agreement arrived at at the
last meeting.

He then reviewed the programme of the pres-

ent session, explaining the topics which had been submitted to the Council by the Board, and the Board's intention







and the meaning with respect to each.

He closed with a

general review of the problems of the so called revolving
or renewable acceptances and, in this connection, the general question of foreign credits, the proposed offering of
English Treasury bills, etc., outlining the desire of the
Board that this subject and the whole policy of Irederal
reserve banks with respect to various methods of financing
foreign trade should be carefully discussed.
At 11.03 a. m. the joint session adjourned, and
the Board withdrew.

APPROVED:

Chairman.

.Seoretary.