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A. meeting of the Executive Committee of the Federal Jeserve Board
was held in the office of the Federal"eserve. Board on Thursday, September
. 1, 1927 at 2:30 p.m.
Governor Crissins'er
12.r. James
r. Cunnim;ham
r. L:cIntosh
jr. :eon, Asst. Secretary,
The Governor stated that he had called the meeting for the purpose
Of reporting a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the board of
directors of the Federal 4eserve 3ank of Chicago duriny, which the chairadvised that it would be impossible to arrange for a meting of his
directors this week for the purpose of considering the action of the
Board's Executive Committee on Au -mst 30th in voting not to approve action
taken by the ,;hica,o directors at their last meeting in votin

to continue

the bank's present rediscount rate of 4 percent.




.fter discussion, the Governor was directed to advise
the Chairman of the Chicago bank that a meeting of the
;All be held on Tuesday, September
Federal lieserve
will be given to the
consiieration
6th at which time
conversation reported
telephone
subject matter of the
by the Governor.
2he meeting adjourned at 3:00 o'clock p.m.