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a meeting of the E4ecutive Jommittee of the Federal 2.eserve Board held in -Che office of the I-overnor on Friday, October 26, 1917, at 5.15 p.m., 2.1i1;21: arbarg, :Ir. Harding, presiding, LIr. 1,1r. Delano, Lii. 4il1is, Secretary. ?resent also, ,.ssistant Secretary of the Treasury Rowe and 'abort Strauss. :r. Strauss made a statement to the Committee with reference to the failure to release gold at Lama°, Texas, in favor of the :Ie:;.ican government, filing the following memorandum: 4144-416: 2rom ssistant Secretary .ii telegram received from the Collector of Customs at San 4ntonio, dated October 26, conveys the following information: The telegrams of October 16 and 17, authorizing the exportation of %;:600,000 _;old were immediately transmitted from Can -ntonio to Laredo. The Deputy Collector at Laredo informs the Department that prior to the receipt of the telegrams of the 16th and 17th inkluiry concerning this matter was made at Laredo by the :aim° ::ational Bank. .4tt that time, however, the Deputy Collector had no information with reference to the license. On the 22nd the Bank made another imiairy and wa then informed that the authority for ex_vortation had been received and that the shipment would be allowed to go forward. On the 25th the 1:ilmo rational Bank advised the Deputy Collector at : that the. at to hold the ,.;oriloany of.:;ew L.jviscd 0r of to .‘,T)plicL.tioi:s for 1 . zitnd currency were preL,ented and acted upon .446— "...:0N41) ith,.aentfor Anco t.nOranciscol.: toGuadalajara, :4,e;c..., ;.."4"0.,000 Petroleam Co., from l'ialvestonto 406. ,2old',;,;100,000 paper carrei.cy. .,.proved certifie!...tes and L.,;reed to cArrcncy tht in Mle evcnt the co!IpLn-,7 is not able to 1)rovide it: elf ith :;old 00i/1 in 11 ;,lso be t...pproved. to ..AL.ndard cd1 vL:„ )6,‘; ',tor" 46). or Lt '1.ovidence, . roved H. Bro..,-a, provided applicant will ...-Jree to ir.port .fl e 7,-old from d61. 7"a4.4et, t9 1aloAnt of e letter). Geo. M. :3aker, ]-Tnviderce, A.1., to —..zene joid ..i:froved under Llane r, n dition as iTos. 460 arid 4G1. 463. Selby E.melti V1 divostock, 363,442.2 Troy to aubEiz..,n, tatic 11, ounces, silver, Lara, sai11n Octo;„ IA 5.30 for 2a2sian Government, • 016.26, vIa steamer Yanawa 4- PP cored. r . the Jor, ittee ajoirned. 1;ecretary. ‘.hairan.
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