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neeting of the ExeCutive Co,nnittee was held in the
office of the Board on Friday, November 5th, at 11:08 a.m.
PEES=: The
Yr.
Er.
Yr.

Governor
Miller
Platt
Hoxton, Secretary.

Business was presented and disposed of as follows:
The Governor reported the reserve positions of the
several Federal Reserve banks as at close of business November
3ri, and the status of rediscounts between the Federal Reserve
banks as of the a3Ame date.
Memorandum from Mr. Emerson, dated ITovenber 4th, recommending duplex wire circuit " 7tween the Federal Reserve banks
Of St.Louis and Chicago, in lieu of the single wire circuit now
in use.
Approved.
Letter, dated November 1st, from W. F. EcLallen, Secretary of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, with reference to
the action determined

on by the Directors of the Federal Re-

serve Bank of Chicago in connection with public statements regarding the building operations of that institution.;

also the

reply to the above letter by Governor Harding, dated November
5, 1920.
Approved.
Letter, dated :Toverter 3d, from Er. Pierre Jay, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, recommending certain increases in salaries along the line of salary adjustments



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upon anniversary dates of en:ployes as previously authorized.
by the Board.
Approved.
Letter, dated November 1st, from Mr. Caldwell Hardy,
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, recommending certain increases in salaries along the line of salary
adjustments uioon anniversary dates of employes as previously
authorized by the Board.
Approved.
Upon motion, the Governor was requested to wire Mr.
Wills the suggestion of the Executive Committee to the effect
that in permitting member banks to rediscount paper at the
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, originating in and indorsed by non-member banks, special classification be made of
such paper having it carry a higher base rate of at least one
half of one per cent., ani referring the matter to Mr. Wills
With power.
At 12 o'clock the fleeting adjourned.

Secretary.
Approved:




overnor.