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Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Wednesday, September 24, 1947.
PRESENT:

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Eccles, Chairman
Szymczak
Draper
Vardaman
Clayton
Mr. Carpenter, Secretary
Mr. Sherman, Assistant Secretary
Mr. Morrill, Special Adviser

Minutes of actions taken by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on September 23, 1947, were approved unanimously.
The minutes of the meeting of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System with the Federal Advisory Council held on September 23, 1947, were approved unanimously.
Memorandum dated September 22, 1947, from Mr. Thomas, Director of the Division of Research and Statistics, recommending that
an increase in the basic salary of Miss Mary M. Vicars, a clerkstenographer in that Division, from $2,394.00 to 12,469.24 per annum
be approved effective October 5, 1947.
Approved unanimously.
Letter to Mr. Leedy, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City, reading as follows:
"In connection with the establishment of the 'Plan of Job
Classification and Salary Administration for Federal Reserve
Banks', the Board of Governors approves the following minimum
and maximum salaries for the respective grades at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and its branches, which were
adopted by your Board of Directors and submitted with your
letter of September 19, 1947:




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Minimum Salary

Maximum Salary

1
2

$1260
1320

$1620
1800

3
4
5
6

1440

1920

1620
1800

2160
2460
2760
3120

7
8

9
10
11
12
13

14
15
16

200
2280
2580
2880
3240
3600
4100

3900
4400
4900
5500

4600
5100
5700

6200
6900
7700

3480

8600
6400
to employees,
salaries
of
payment
the
approves
"The Board
the grades
for
specified
the
limits
within
officers,
than
other
in which the positions of the respective employees are classified. The management of your Bank is responsible for the proper
classification of your positions under the procedure outlined
in the plan submitted with your letter of September 19, 1947,
subject to review, from time to time, by the Board's Division
of Personnel Administration.
"All employees now receiving salaries below the minimum
of their respective grades should be brought within the appropriate range as soon as practicable and not later than the
end of this year. With respect to employees whose salaries
are now in excess of the maximum of their respective grades,
the Board approves the payment of salary in the amount indicated opposite the name of each employee listed in the
schedule submitted. Any increases in these salaries must have
the prior specific approval of the Board.
"Under the plan, it is contemplated that there will be
intermediate rates between the minimum and maximum for each
grade and that a consistent policy of merit increases within
the grades will be adopted. Please furnish the Board with
information regarding the Bank's policy in this respect as
soon as it is formulated.
"When it is deemed necessary, an employee may be temporarily assigned, for a period not exceeding six months, without change in salary, to a position having a maximum lower




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"than the salary he is receiving or to a position having a
minimum higher than he is receiving, without obtaining the
approval of the Board. In all lists of employees submitted
to the Board the names of such employees should be followed
by the letters TA.
"Specific approval should be obtained as in the past
for the payment of salaries to employees designated as Assistant Federal Reserve Agent, Alternate Assistant Federal
Reserve Agent, or Federal Reserve Agent's Representative,
and requests for changes in compensation for these employees
should include information on the grade and salary range
of the employee's position.
"Changes in the minimum and maximum salaries of the
grades must have prior approval of the Board, and requests
for such changes should be accompanied by adequate data
justifying the proposed changes.
"It is urged that a definite assignment of responsibility
be made for keeping the descriptions, specifications, evaluation, and grading of jobs current. The benefits of this
study should not be lost through failure to maintain the plan.
As a necessary part in the process of keeping the plan up to
date, a survey of co=unity rates should be made at least
once each year."
Approved unanimously.
Letter to Mr. Leedy, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City, reading as follows:
"The Board approves the payment to the Retirement
System of the Federal Reserve Banks of approximately $4,250
on behalf of Virgil A. Stewart, in accordance with your letter
of September 16, 1947, provided Mr. Stewart makes the necessary payment required of him and provided the Board of Directors formally approves the payment by the Bank.
"In accordance with the Board's letter of February 4,
1946, S-895, approval should be obtained for the payment of
salary to Mr. Stewart if he is continued in active service."
Approved unanimously.
Letter to the Presidents of all Federal Reserve Banks reading
as follows:




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"Since the meeting of the Board and the Presidents
on June 6, 19471 the Board has given further thought to the
question of cafeteria operations at the several Federal Reserve Banks and branches and to the wide variations in their
costs. It feels that it would be most helpful to have the
benefit of the suggestions of an outstanding person who is
thoroughly experienced in restaurant operation before making
effective any change in the present authorization concerning
absorption of cafeteria expenses, and it believes that the
Presidents also would welcome such a discussion.
"With this thought in mind, an invitation has been
extended to Mr. John L. Hennessy, Chairman of the Board,
Hotels Statler Company, Inc., to take luncheon with the members of the Board on Friday, October 31 19471 because you
will be here at that time, and the Board will be glad if the
Presidents will join them at that luncheon. Mr. Hennessy has
been informed to some extent as to the nature of the problem
and will be prepared to discuss various aspects of cafeteria
operations, including costs, which might be of interest to
the Federal Reserve Banks. The discussion will be informal
and for the purpose of assisting the members of the Board
and the Presidents in getting additional information which
may lead to more effective administration of Federal Reserve
cafeterias."
Approved unanimously.
Letter to the "Citizens National Bank of Orlando", Orlando,
Florida, reading as follows:
"The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
has given consideration to your application for fiduciary
powers, and grants you authority to act, when not in contravention of State or local law, as trustee, executor,
administrator, registrar of stocks and bonds, guardian of
estates, assignee, receiver, committee of estates of
lunatics, or in any other fiduciary capacity in which State
banks, trust companies or other corporations which come
into competition with national banks are permitted to act
under the laws of the State of Florida, the exercise of
all such rights to be subject to the provisions of the
Federal Reserve Act and the regulations of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.




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"This letter will be your authority to exercise the
fiduciary powers granted by the Board pending the preparation of a formal certificate covering such authorization, which will be forwarded to you in due course."
Approved unanimously.
Telegram to Mr. Knoke, Vice President of the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, reading as follows:
"Your telegram September 23. Board approves loan or
loans by your Bank to Banque Centrale de la Republique de
Turquie of up to a total amount of $10,000,000 (provided
such loan or loans are availed of by March 31, 1948) on
the following terms and conditions:
(A) Such loan or loans to be made up to 98 per cent
of the value of the refined gold bars held in your vaults
as collateral;
(B) Such loan or loans to run for three months;
(C) Each such loan to bear interest for its duration
at the discount rate of your Bank in effect on the date on
which each such loan is made;
(D) FAch such loan or repayment thereof to be in
multiples of $100,000.
"It is understood that the usual participation will be
offered to the other Federal Reserve Banks."
Approved unanimously.
Letter to the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury Department,
reading as follows:
"It is respectfully requested that you place an order
with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, supplementing the
order of June 19, 1947, for the printing of Federal Reserve
notes of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in the amounts
and denominations stated below:
Number of
"DenomiAmount
sheets
nation
08,000,000
1,300,000
$5
96,000,000
800,000
$10
96,000,000"
400,000
$20




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Approved: