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Margin for Transactions with the Public

A margin of about 1% above and below the official rate is proposed for transactions with the public.

Notes will be purchased by the Banque de l'Indo Chine at the prevailing official rate of exchange from those banks enjoying the privilege of that rate for their purchases of notes.

Excess forward purchase contracts, with customary time limits, may be covered by a sale of francs to the Banque de l'Indo Chine to mature at the approximate due dates of the purchase contracts. It will not, however, be necessary immediately to cover a purchase by a corresponding sale to the Banque de l'Indo Chine.

As regards the present position of banks, it will be open to a bank on introduction of the scheme to govern at once with the Banque de l'Indo Chine or to leave the position open for future adjustment.

As the communication from the Banque de l'Indo Chine is strictly confidential, it is assumed that no attempt will be made to take any unfair advantage which this information may provide.

Silver Quantity for Coinage

A quantity of silver, sufficient to coin about 1,500,000 piastres, was bought by the French Government some months ago, but has remained unminted, and it may, later on, be utilized for the coinage of the token piastres which it is hoped to introduce.

Subsidiary coins, of twenty cents and ten cents, of the same weight and dimensions as the old ones, but of 400 fineness against 835, are being minted in San Francisco and ...

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Margin for Transactions with the Public A margin of about 1% above and below the official rate is proposed for transactions with the public. Notes will be purchased by the Banque de l'Indo Chine at the prevailing official rate of exchange from those banks enjoying the privilege of that rate for their purchases of notes. Excess forward purchase contracts, with customary time limits, may be covered by a sale of francs to the Banque de l'Indo Chine to mature at the approximate due dates of the purchase contracts. It will not, however, be necessary immediately to cover a purchase by a corresponding sale to the Banque de l'Indo Chine. As regards the present position of banks, it will be open to a bank on introduction of the scheme to govern at once with the Banque de l'Indo Chine or to leave the position open for future adjustment. As the communication from the Banque de l'Indo Chine is strictly confidential, it is assumed that no attempt will be made to take any unfair advantage which this information may provide. Silver Quantity for Coinage A quantity of silver, sufficient to coin about 1,500,000 piastres, was bought by the French Government some months ago, but has remained unminted, and it may, later on, be utilized for the coinage of the token piastres which it is hoped to introduce. Subsidiary coins, of twenty cents and ten cents, of the same weight and dimensions as the old ones, but of 400 fineness against 835, are being minted in San Francisco and ...
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Ot

welv at 97-

Dave adel bedower need sau!

Had 10 20 3own to level buc mwingi „PWIKO ad? vitnemqja si ad asa gonorat sida L. LOL Ja (dinugvevo, sekund.. Lovide bulk Camsty di te lo malo maod u de beurd boomÙYZKI

Yung vind ools la trogro ode tait sød glolius K2 #I aunalad art tad bis broosa a odditus00 (Kkw uuiúl shul most sds=borqqa lim erjat osul tu veret al ecost to -:£27 000,000,000,$ 40S

000,000,00

,000, 304

Syn doze to awak AJNE

HoBaolJos SABAT und Judd

nogisk ut sinau modto‡c

Divong, Jaceutkovod domary% #17 DE

[BloZDENTOO pocolate el, somalii yo debisini oz Dodon seu

10000 otarsban åt vi UKIH, QUMATI 3 MGA WI

: : : 10 ço eston shirazí od ĴUSANYITO? enë dë në sé ag LÍCŮ DO

„viouroda yinida yazı Snemal voð M# Jhdt zeozi di bin 8 ́80q#d

cứ neqo số of ez da jale te nautėštuŋo our Jooquet Bidi ki

mejor to VICpa en galatavos meidlicọ a må vi bai,actranqapi

nd Ilude JAMBLIUTC 9.d ga naltosqunt add dand whose santo pe

vatsaanit ud në baneż KARO VILL

Intoxelmon « mori fanidelà 42,0723317065c, 5 to #koİSAYSCO

32 Buton Catullido ko upeilving cat le corluqeò ad III: •**u*

•@acadora Yo stut Iloitto

-3-

▲ margin of about 1% above and below the officiaïrate 11

is proposed for transactions with the public.

Notes will be purchased by the Banque de l'Indo Chine

at the prevailing official rate of exchange from those banks

enjoying the privilege of that rate for their purchases of notes.

Excess forward purchase contracts, with customary time

limits, may be covered by a sale of franos to the Banque de

l'Indo Chine to mature at the approximate due dates of the

purchase contracte. It will not, however, be necessary immediately

to cover a purchase by a corresponding sale to the Banque de

1' Indo Chine.

As regards the present position of banks, it will be

open to a bank on introduction of the scheme to gover at once

with the Banque de l'Indo Chine or to leave the position open

for future adjustment.

As the communiɑstion from the Banque de l'Indo Chine

is strictly confidential, it is assumed that no attempt will

be made to take any unfair advantage which this information may

provide.

▲ quantity of silver, sufficient to coin about piastres

1,500,000,was bought by the French Government some months ago,

but has remained unminted, and it may, later on, be utilise. for

the coinage of the token piastres which it is hoped to

introduce

Subsidiary coins, of twenty canta and ten centa, of the sane weight and dimensions as the old ones, but of 400 fineness

syminst 835, are being minted in dan Francisco and

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