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1272

A meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Systel4Wes held in
Washington on Thursday, September 2, 1943, at 11:00 a.m.
PRESENT:

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

Eccles, Chairman
Ransom, Vice Chairman
Szymczak
McKee
Draper
Evans

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Morrill, Secretary
Bethea, Assistant Secretary
Carpenter, Assistant Secretary
Clayton, Assistant to the Chairman

The action
stated with respect to each of the matters herein'I erred to was
taken by the Board:
The minutes of the meeting of the Board of Governors of the FedReser„
"e °Ystem held on September 1, 1943, were approved unanimously.
0r

Letter to Mr. Gidney, Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank
) reading as follows:
res "Reference is made to your letter'of August 24, 1943, with
00,1113
,!et to the proposed absorption by the Manufacturers Trust
Trj'
IlY, New York, New York, of a branch of The Marine Midland
C0111PanY of New York. It is understood that the business
or
bret,:! branch to be absorbed will be cothbined with a nearby
Manufacturers Trust Company.
ae, 7The Board
concurs in your opinion that, since the total
eitr8lts to be assumed by the Manufacturers Trust Company
to only approximately 0,100,000, the proposed transOn
will not result in a change in the general character
14141;:sets of) or broadening in the functions exercised by the
kera;acturers Trust Company within the meaning of condition of
-rshiP numbered 3 applicable to that institution."
Approved unanimously.
Letter to Mr. Young, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of
reading as
follows:




1273
9/2/43
-2"Reference is made to Mr. Diercks' letters of August 16
24, 1943, regarding the proposed plan for the rection in the capital stock of The Bank of Kaukauna, Kaukauna,
from a00,000 to 485,000 in connection with the terof the trust created for the benefit of waiving dePositors•
As it appears from the information submitted that the
:
g
1 Plus, undivided profits and reserves carried by the bank
co ,
sufficient to cover the eliminations and disbursements
thl.,""Plated under the plan without the proposed reduction,
4* Board does not approve the proposed reduction in capital
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Approved unanimously.
Letter to
Mr. Agnew, General Counsel of the Federal Reserve Bank
°t Sat pr.
Ìncise°, reading as follows:
"Mr.
or
Dreibelbis nas called the substance of your letter
ti
unAugust
23, 1943, to the attention of the Board. It is
illeerstood that from time to time incidental expense will be
Fizie
,
:
1111‘ed in connection with Mr. Leachman's work on the Trans°,matter, such as expense for obtaining certified copies
es of Incorporation, other public records, and simi;:f Matters.
The Board will appreciate it if the bank will
th/
e 811ch expenses and obtain reimbursement from the Board in
Of
manner and if you will bring this to the attention
the a
ppropriate operating officers."




Approved unanimously.

Thereupon the meeting adjourned.