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Asst Ssey of navy - to FDR :70%ita of factors poducing prosent slung was inmidury Expansion 2/23/39 135A-B Business Loans to Conditions Insustry Sep also Housing 113 Eccles memo to FDR (undated) 113: 3 Douglas # M # (1/29/38) 7 # . . # (2/28/38) 14 R . # # 3/1/38 16 Conf.; present: HMJr, Taylor, Haas, White, Murphy, Lonigan, Daggit, Driver 3/7/38 389 Haas memo on business situation 3/7/38 420 Business Conditions 114 See also Housing Ben Griewold of Baltimore and John S. Fleek of Cleveland call on HMJr in connection with finding small business concern needing and wanting capital financing to the extent of #- to $1 million 3/12/38 114: 265 Conf.: present: HMJr, Haas, White, Daggit, Driver, Lonigan 3/14/38 296 a) Autc. e1 tuation discussed b) Unemployment situation in Mich. discussed 306 Business Conditions 115 See Capital Mkts. . Housing " Monopolies Business Conditions 116 Haas memo on business situation for wk. ending 3/19/38 116: 184 Loans to Industry: HMJr asks group to study manner in which the gold in Fed. Res. could be used 3/23/38 249 Conf. on industrial financing; present: HMJr, Taylor, Oliphant, Bell, Haas, Upham, Foley, and Aarons 3/23/38 276 a) Agenda for meeting concerning Govt. assistance in industrial financing 292,295,297 b) Copy of RFC letter to all banks, hankers, and insurance COS. 299 o) Copy of "Industrial Finance Act of 1938" transmitted by SEC to Treas. for examination 302 d) New draft of above bill 306 2 Business Conditions 116 Luncheon conf.; present: HMJr, James Roosevelt, Jones, Douglas, Rensom, Taylor, Bell, Oliphant, Haas, and Upham 3/23/38 116: 307 HMJr 3/24/38 consults Wagner at FDR's suggestion 384 Business Conditions 11? Report on situation, wk. ending 3/26/38 117: 372 Business Conditions See Berle, Adolph 118 Trend in "international-competitive-position" - White memo 4/1/38 118: 32 Sen. Pat Harrison's speech: "The Revenue Measure and Business" 4/3/38 40 Report of special committee to study emergency and long-term credit requirements of large and small business enterprises sent to FDR by Taylor 4/4/38 44 a) Jones, Rensom, James Roosevelt, and Taylor concur in recommendations b) Respirken Douglas submits additional comments 48 Hase 4/2/38 memo on business situation for wk. ending 50 2 Business Conditions See Taylor memos, 4/6/38. pp. 176, 181 118 HMJr's program as worked out at Sen Island, Ga. 4/7/38 118: 196 Bell memo on estimated financial requirements for next 15 mos., together with assumptions for fiscal yr. 1939 4/7/38 211 "Is increased Govt. spending necessary for business recovery!" - Heas memo 4/8/38 225 "Should the Govt. initiate a recovery program now" - White memo 4/8/38 231 "Does the present business situation call for A program for recovery. and if so, what should the program bet" 4/8/38 233 White memo 3 Business Conditions 118 "What is the present business situation and what are the prospects!" 4/8/38 White memo 118: 235 Constoning future polizies HMJr's memo prepared on train from See Island, Ga., for use in conf. with FDR 4/10/38 246 a) Dismond at 4: 30 musting 2/12/08 273 1. conf. Hm to h hild-ith i those to be pmat include Hm3r, BCH, James R., Hogkins, HmJ. worried kame plans have advanced be for . Tr. has not him consulted 279 4 Business Conditions 2) HMJr tells 9:30 group FDR has divided advisers into 3 groups end HMJr is included with the group which thinks 118 conditions are about to improve 118: 283 Hass memo on business situation, wk. ending 4/9/38 - 4/11/38 287 Conf. with FDR; present: Senators Barkley, Glass, Byrnes, and McKellar; Congressmen Reyburn, Taylor, Cannon, and Woodrum; HMJr, Hookins, James Roosevelt Bell 4/11/38 296 proposed "recovery plants message": *** See Oliphant memo, p. 327 If Wallace recovery plan, p. 331 " conf. between Treas., Fed. Res., Ag., Commerce, % RFC. and Jemes Rooseyelt, concerning proposed action In mone tary field, 4/12/38. D. 343 5 Business Conditions a) HMJr tells James Roosevelt "now 118 that he knows program at last, he will decide whether or not he can inance it" 118: 348 HMJr's statements on recession: resund of 349 Tentative estimate of revenues and receipts for fiscal yr. 1939 if Fed. Res, Bd. index of industrial production for calendar yr. 1938 averages 85.80, and 75 respectively 4/12/38 383 a) Copy of memo left with FDR 390 b) Eccles' later suggestions 118: 382 c) Taylor memot "no originality and not sufficient appeal to guarantee success"- Taylor's reaction to program demcribed at luncheon conf. 387 Business Conditions HMJr and Bell Housing to see FDR with regard to the 119 finencing of future administrative program 4/13/38 119: 3 a) HMJr tells Eccles of pending conf. 4/13/38 5 b) HMJr tells Hull . # # . 4/13/38 8 N.Y. Herald-Tribune article: "Roosevelt consults foes end friends of spending; denies rift with Garner" 4/13/38 119: 24 FDR's fireside talk 4/14/38 52 FDR's message to Congress 4/11/38 61 Conf. concerning financing of FDR's program: present: HMJr. Teylor. Oliphant, Bell, Haas, Gaston, White, Upham, Bernstein, Eccles, Ransom, Goldenweiser, Gardner 4/14/38 119: 74 c) Conf. with Bell, Teylor, Gaston, Haas, Whitey and Viner, preparatory to White House conf. 4/13/38 119: 30 d) Bell me mo on conf. with FDR; program will not materially change financing picture 4/13/38 41 e) Conf. wi with th Taylor, Gaston, Oliphant, Lochhead, Hass, White, Viner, and Magill, after leaving White House 4/13/38 44 2 Business Conditions 119 a) Bell memo 119: 124, 125,128 Greenbaum memo on "Deliberate deficit spending" 4/16/38 144 Conf. on future borrowing planned at 9:30 meeting 4/18/38 161 Further conf. concerning gold policy. with reps. of Fed. Res. 4/18/38 175 a) Memo: "Shall sterilization of gold be completely suspended?" 208 b) Bell estimate of working balances at the end of each month, April to Dec., 1938. under various conditions c) HNJr 4/18/38 reads to Ecoles proposed statement 206 on gold policy 4/18/38 219 # 1) Eccles reports on reaction of Bd. 4/18/38 119: 251 3 Business Conditions 119 Haas memo on situation showing further improvement in business sentiment 4/18/38 119: 282 Business Conditions 120 Upham memo on ### Investment Bankers Conf., Inc., concerning industries' need for funds for capital improvements 4/21/38 120: 131 Delano memo on practical suggestions regarding Fed. Govt.'s policy toward business situation in relation to the longer time Natl. resources utilization 180 "Next move in recovery program" - Heas memo x42x 4/25/38 256 257 Business situation resume for wk. ending 4/24/38 (Heas) memorandum) 296 Business Conditions Eccled recovery plan/ left at White House 121 after conf. between m HMJr end Eccles with FDR 4/27/38 121: 148 Delano memo on utilization of natl. resources: HMJr approves 4/28/38 206 Program. Administrative (future): FDR's massage to Congress 4/29/38 305 Business Conditions 122 Hass resume 5/2/38 122: 12 a) Charts 18 Business Conditions See Unemployment Relief Books 124 125 'Business Conditions Haas memo on situation as of 5/7/38 124: 53 124 2 Recevery Program. Business Conditions 124 HMJr's letter to FDR suggesting group (Hull, Wallace, Ickes, Eccles, Jones, Hopkins, end HMJr) to devise ways and mans 5/11/38 124: 152 a) For preliminary draft, see p. 14 b) # second draft, see p. 154 See memo consid ared by 9:30 group 5/12/38 314 HMJr's letter to FDR concerning direct relief situation, especially in such mid-western cities as Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago, where industrial recession is most sharply felt 5/12/38 358 a) 5/12/38 Situation discussed by 9:30 group 315 3 Business Conditions Conf. arranged with Seymour L. Andrew (chief124 Statistician, AT&T), F. Leslie Heyford (Gen. Motors Corp.) Lionel D. Edie, Geo. a B. Roberts (Vice Pres., Natl. City Bnk. of N.Y.), Walter Lichtenstein (Vice Pres., First Natl. Bk. of Chisago), and Leonard P. Ayres (Vice Pres., Eccles speech before N.J. RakarBankers 5/13/38 Assn. Cleveland Trust Co.) 124, 419 convention: "The Current Business and Economic Outlook" 5/13/38 426 Business Conditions See Unemployment Relief 125 Lubin memo: List of manufacturing ndustries in which Govt. purchases might contribute to reemployment and larger perrolls - 5/16/38 125: 75 Haas memo on the business situation, for week ending 5/14/38 126 Haas memo on the business situation for wk. ending 5/21/38 428 Business Conditions 126 Oliphant memorandum suggesting means to restore prosperity 5/24/38 126: 73 Haas memo on business situation for wk. ending 5/28/38 411 Business Conditions 127 Montgomery Ward: Oliphant memo on uniform write-down to 10% gross profit 6/1/38 127: 60 White memo on published statements made by well-known persons in Fall of 1937 as to business prospects for 1938 6/2/38 149 Report of interdepartmental meeting 6/3/38 201 Raindrop story: a) Chart on which story was based 278 Haas memo: "Business and research program on commodity prices" 6/6/38 292 Haas memo on business situation during May 6/6/38 350 Business Conditions 128 Automobiles: HMJr asks Hogate (Well St, Journel) to interview Chrysler. General Motore, and Ford concerning Summer plans and then publish article 6/7/38 65 n) Article 6/10/38 246, 247 Hass memo: "Facture influencing the recent upturn in commodity prices" 6/10/38 262 Raindrop storyx told by HMJr at 9:30 meeting 6/13/38 281 Natl. City Bk. miletin: HMJr comments favorably on Bulkdin at 9:30 meeting 6/13/38 concuring 281 a) Geo. #. Roberts tast letter to HMJr - www 271 * B. Conf. with Thurman Arnold concerning FDR's request that investigation be made of rumor received that t auto. COS, were the refusing to fill orders from dealers in Satri Natah South 6/13/38 128: 342 : b) Business and commodity review for wk. ending 6/11/38 forwarded 415 2 Business Conditons 128 Haas memo of the business situation for wk. ending 6/11/38 6/13/38 128: 303 Business Conditions 130 Burgess memo giving resume of corporate financing during first 6 mos. of 1938 6/18/38 130: 35 Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co:/Sales data compiled by Hass 6/20/38 97 Hass memo on business situation for wk. ending 6/18/38 sent to FDRs as being "particularly interesting and quite cheerful" 6/21/38 142 Natl. City Bk. report 6/17/38 156 131 Business Conditions Lending-Spending Bill signed 6/22/38 131: 29 Natl. City Bk. resume of business conditions and commodity mkts. 6/22/38 35,185,296 Inventory chart worked out by Haas discussed at 9:30 meeting 6/29/38 233 a) Copy sent to FDR 6/29/38 301 Business Conditions Hass memo shows upturn in business activity is 133 Stettinius asked 7/5/38 for opinion and effect of reduction under way 1336 134 on steel prices 7/6/38 146 a) S. reports no pick-up in volume as yet Natl. City, Bk. resume' 7/2/38 173 Chrysler/sends in Keller prelimibary Free.) report 17/6/38 303 Haas memo: "The business situation for wk. ending 7/9/38" 392 Business Conditions 134 Haas memo: "Commercial loans in relation to inventoryes" 7/12/38 134: 39 a) Discussed at 9:30 meeting 7/13/38 142 b) Copy of memo sent to FDR 7/13/38 158 Business Conditions Burgess gives resume of two-months' activity 137 in capital market 8/27/38 137: 2 Haas memo on business situation for wk. ending 8/27/38 - I 6 HMJr and FDR "both bullish" 8/29/38 18 Charts showing cash deposits and cash receipts - sort of thing that indicates economic spending - diecussed by HMJr, Taylor, Bell, and Haas 8/32/38 187 a) Charts 196,197, 198 Business Conditions 138 Hass resume of business situation for wk, ending 9/3/38 138: 159 Business Conditions 139 Hase memos on business situation for wk. ending 9/10/38 139: 127 Business Conditions 141 Hass resund 9/17/38 141: 122 Report of Committee on gredit for julustry to the Interdepartmental Committee on Legi slative Matters 250 a) Upham resund 246 b) Saymezak's covering letter 248 Business Conditions 142 Haas resume on situation for wk. ending 9/24/38 142: 437 Business Conditions 144 Haas memo for wk. ending 10/1/38 1441 75 Business Conditions for 145 Hass memo on situation/wk. ending 10/8/38 145: 146 - Business Conditions Haas memox for wk. ending 10/15/38 - 10/17/38 146: 86 145 Business Conditions Heas resume for wk. ending 10/22/38 147 147: 269 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation 10/31/38 148: 330 148 Business Conditions 149 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 11/5/38 149: 353 Business Conditions 150 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 11/12/38 150:364 a) Transmitted to White House 363 Business Conditions 151 Haas memo on meeting on business outlook; present: White, Seltzer, O'Donnell, Daggit, Haas, Lichtenstein, Naess, Andrew, Hayford, Crum, and Roberts 11/15/38 151: 235 Business Conditions 152 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 11/19/38 152: 86 Business Conditions 153 Hass name on situation for wk. ending 11/26/38 11/28/38 153: 169 Business Coni itions 154 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 12/3/38 154: 371 Business Conditions on recovery and Fed. budger5 Conf. at HWr's home: present: Hanes, Taylor, Bell, White, Stewart, Was., Viner, Currie 12/9/38 5:15 P.M. 155: 150 2nd Conf. 12/10/38 238 Hass memo on situation for *. ending 12/10/38 351 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for vk. ending 12/17/38 157 157: 103 Business Conditions 158 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 12/24/38 158: 13 HMJr upset at lack of information presented him by Treas. group; feels that White, Currie, etc., "have plowed the field and EXE now we're all going to reap the harvest" 12/30/38 168 Seltser memo at HMJr's request: "Limitations upon theory that the maintenance of a high level of deficit spending is essential to the continuance of business recovery" 12/30/38 189 Business Conditions FDR convinced 1937 recession due to decline in 160 deficit spending: Heas to consult Viner in Chicago on this and related problems 1/11/39 160: 1 FOR tells HMJr two ways he can be of most help during next 2 yrs.: (1) reduction of unemployment; (2) more equitable distribution of income 1/16/39 Hans memo on si tuation for wk. ending 1/14/39 *a) Hass reports on conf. at 9:30 meeting 1/16/39 160: 164 Business Conditions Burton Crane (N.Y. Times) article "World Prices 61 Cut by Develuation: White memo 1/19/39 161: 53 Business Conditions 162 Halts memo for webk ending 1/21/39 162: 115 Conf. on natl. income and recovery; present: HMJr, Gaston, Haas, White, and Lubin 1/26/39 221 Hase memo for wk. ending 1/20/39 299 Business Conditions 162 Hase memo for weisite ending 1/21/39 162: 115 Conf. on natl. income and recovery; present: HMJr, Gaston, Haas, White, and Lubin 1/26/39 221 Hass memo for wk. ending 1/20/39 299 Business Conditions National Income: FOR and HMJr confer 2/3/39 163 a) Chart discussed 163: 119 - 126 " Reasons for setback in 1938 121 c) FDR finally agrees that HMJr my start his own group on Fiscal and Mone tary Committee to study Haas memo on situation for weisk ending 2/4/39 202 Business Conditions 164 Haas memo: "Principal factors in the 1937 business decline and the 1938 business rise, as listed by business services" 2/9/39 164: 73 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 2/11/39 268 a) HmJr writes too optimitic see 9:30 musting 2/15/09 Bk. 165 p.24 Business Conditions Discussion at Oabinet meeting 2/16/39 165 48 a) HMJr discouraged b) Garner suggests that FDR announce that he is thru with all reform actifities; FDR reminds Garner of his own interest in THEC Hass memo for wk. ending 2/18/39 100 Summary business check conducted by Tricontinental . Corp. 2/20/39 Conf. on taxes dmibusiness; present: Wr. White, 110 Lochhead, Foley, and Bernstein 2/23/39 Memo: "Net cash out go and business activity - 181 January 1934 to date" 2/24/39 165 304 HMJr's statement at press conf. concerning FDR's remark "business need have no fear of increased taxes" 2/23/39 165; 156 a) HMJr discusses with Sen. Harrison 165 b) # . . Cong. Doughton's office 167 c) HMJr discusses with th Speaker Bankheed 172 d) Newspaper comment 204 e) Doughton endorses HMJr's statement 277 Business Conditions 166 Lawrence (David) tells HMJr he feels statement on taxes to the prese may have caused turning point in whole business situation 2/25/39 Kaltenborn (E.V.) broadcast 2/26/39 165: 21 - Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 2/25/39 25 166 Business Conditions Natl. Asm. of Menufacturers: 1938 report on 167 study of depressions 3/2/39 167: 98 : Treas. group confers with depression committee 3/2/39 140 Joint letter from Harrison and Doughton expressing approval of statements by FDR, HMJr, and Hopkins (at Des Moines) relative to aiding business IN thru modification ***** of tax law 3/3/39 172 a) HMJr promises Harrison end Doughton cooperation of Treas. 174 Business Conditions Hass memo on et tuation for wk. ending 3/4/39 168: 3 FDR and HMJr discuss: HMJr states that there is "a boom ready for the asking" 3/6/39 1689 a) Decision reached for small group to confer weekly: FDR, HMJr, Wallace, and Hopkins (Hull vetood by FDR) 30 1) HMJr discusses plan with Wallace 3/6/39 73 2) ... ..... HMJr sends FDR copy of Walter Lippmann's article, "The Necessity for Am. Recovery" 3/7/39 111 168 2 Business Conditions 68 deterrent Program for taxation as non- to business as discussed by Magill and HMJr 3/6/39 168: 57 a) HMJr wishes to send to White House Shoup study - thus showing plan has been under consideration in Treas. for at least 6 mos. b) HMJr and Hanes confer with FDR 3/8/39 127 1) Proposals discussed 133 2) FDR most disagreeable; refers to ***** plan as "Mellon plan* 129 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for *. ending . 169 3/11/39 169: 61 "Business needs tax reforme joint broadcast by Congressmen Celler/and ReCormack (Mass.) 3/14/39 221 Conf. on tax proposals as discussed with FDR and Congressional leaders; present: HMJr, Hanes, and Gaston 3/15/39 228 Business Conditions 170 Haas memo: "Depression and recovery in Gt. Britain and the U.S." 3/20/39 170: 79 a) Chart: "Business activity in U.S. and United Kingdom, 1924 to 1938" 88 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 3/18/39 93 a) Copy sent to FDR Conf. an tax revision to aid business; present: HMJr, Hanes, Tarleau; John J. O'Connor, Blains F. Moore, Ellwworth C. Alvord (Washing ton, D.C.); Clausen (Wisconsin), Berry (Michigan), Fairchild (Conn.). Fernald (N.Y.), Lassiter (North 3/23/39 Carolida), Osgood (Illinois) 246 . a) Memo on tax deterrents to business progress 170: 257 2 Business Conditions Harrison (FRB of NY) sends resume of letters and 70 memos presented to Lccles during last 11 yrs. 3/23/39 170: 303 Business Conditions 171 Revenue Revision: FDR memo stating Doughton's 3 points 3/29/39 171: 152 Informal Congressional opinion discussed at group meeting 3/29/39 166 BEENX Duffield report on Minneapolis and St. Paul 3/31/39 291 171 Business Conditions 176 Duffield reports on: a) Minneapolis: Reaction of those interviewed to business conditions, duty of U.S. so far as war is concerned, etc. 4/1/39 176: 1 b) Madison, Wisconsin 4/3/39 60 c) Woodstock, Ill. 4/4/39 96 d) Newton, Iowa 4/5/39 131 e) St. Louis, Mo. 4/6-7/39 223 f) Memphis, Tenn. 4/8/39 295 Business Conditions Hans memo on situation for wk. ending 4/10/39 77 177: 194 Automobile Industry: Seltser report after Detroit visit 4/11/39 247 Hass reports on visit to corps. furnishing Treas. with confidential new order figures 4/11/39 364 IN Business Conditions 180 AutombBile Industry: I Seltzer reports on * 4/17/39 180: 48,188 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 4/17/39 55 * a) Knudsen's request for Treas. endorsement of Seltzer discussed at 9:30 meeting 4/17/39 180: 116 Business Conditions 181 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 4/22/39 IS 181:106 , Business Conditions 187 Haas memo faxxx on situation for wk. ending 4/29/39 187: 1 XMg Automobile Industry: Seltzer report 5/2/39 171 Business Conditions 188 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 5/6/39 ****** Haas memo on commodity price 188: 397 situation 5/8/29 428 Business Conditions 189 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 5/13/39 189: 313 Business Conditions 191 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 5/20/39 191: III 37 Business Conditions 192 Fiscal and Monetary Advisory Board: Unanimous opinion that there is little, if any, prospect for marked recovery during next 2 yrs. 5/25/39 192: 15 Spending Program: Duffield memo: Berle testimony before TNEC has started much agitation and has been reenforced by some Natl. Resources Com. studies on "double budget" 5/26/39 45 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 5/27/39 215 Buomino Card time a American 193 Berle, Adolph A. INF White memo concerning proposals before TNEC 6/1/39 193: 84 a) Comments on proposals 6/2/39 154 b) Hardy (Brookings) memo on proposals 6/3/39 379 Business Conditions 193 Loans to Small Business: HMJr asks for resume of Treas. action beginning with Viner-Hardy study in 1934 6/2/39 (SUBK194 (315) 193: 76 Mead bill: "Insured Business Loans Act of 1939": Conf. on 6/1/39 89 Haas memo: "Financing Needs of Small Businesses" 6/3/39 289 Eccles reads HMJr draft of his statement to be made before Senate Banking and Currency Com. on Mead bill; Bell and Duffield present 6/3/39 316 a) For actual statement, see p. 319 WILL Fiscal and Monetary Advisory Board 193 Conf. on increase of natl. income 6/2/39 193: 173 a) 2nd report to FDR discussed (see P. 205) b) Report as transmitted to FDR 6/2/39 228 Business Conditions Recovery Program: 194 Conf. at nair's home with White on program that can be offered FDR insuring some measure of recovery during 1940 6/4/39 194: 1,5 a) HMJr advises self-liquidating projects (extension of housing program; toll roads, tunnels, and bridge projects; extension of foreign loans to promote foreign trade; extension of Food Stamp Plan; extension of self-help cooperatives) b) Note in HMJr's own handwriting: tells "Missy" to tell FDR that he is working on "swell recovery program" 2 Conf.; present: HMJr, Milo Perkins, Viner, Gaston, and White 6/5/39 a) discussed Slowness in establishing Food Stamp Plan 34 * * 1) Bell reports at 9:30 meeting that majority of stamps are smirts coming back thru the banks instead of thru the wholesalers and retsilers 6/5/39 194: 64 recent b) Lonigan report on/trip to Boston and free milk plan there 6/7/39 327 2 Business Conditions 194 Recovery Program: Fiscal and Monetary Advisory Board: Meeting of Bd. 6/6/39 194: 87 a) Memo attached: ****** general opinion among Administration officials and technicians on or cooperating with Fiscal and Monetary Advisory Bd. that there is little, if any, prospect for marked recovery during next 2 yrs."; 197 program of Bd. follows 1) HMJr reports to Treas. group that FDR "likes enormously"; wants program cuants ready for Congress not later than July 1; great secrecy urged 6/2 6/6/39 238 3 Business Conditions 194 Mead bill: Treas. group recommends Marcut 6/6/39 194: 249 Viner memo suggesting changes in wording, etc. 6/6/39 250 x219 Eccles' testimony before Sen. Com. on Banking and Currency 6/6/39 252 Williams (John H.) resume of bill 6/6/39 255 Conf. of 9:30 group, Delano, and Upham, Lindow, Kades, and O'Connell 6/7/39 278 HMJr confers with Sen. Mead concerning bill 6/7/39 312 * a) Eccles reported to have promised, during testimony considering ilead bill, that he would return later and testify on what he considers adequate recovery program ***** thereby getting his suggestions before Congress regardless of what happens to his suggestions within the Administration 6/7/39 194: 317 Business Conditions 94 Loans to Small Business - Berle, Adolph A.: Haes memo on Berle plan for a system of capital credit banks 6/5/39 194: 16 Williams (John H.) comment on Berle plan 6/5/39 264 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/3/39 23 Business Conditions 195 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/10/39 195: 64 Mead bill (loans to small business): Duffield memo on interest rates charged by banks, 9/1-15/38 and 3/16-31/39 72 Report from Finance Div., Bur. of Foreign and Dom. Commerce, to Hopkins (intended for FDR at Warm Springs but not delivered) 6/13/39 94 Business Conditions Recovery Program: 195 Fiscal and Monetary Advisory Bd: Conferences 6/13/39 195: 130,181, 289 Conf. at "hite House 6/14/39 310 Lonigan memo: Dollar amt. of projects by counties in N.Y. State 6/13/39 254 Memo on projects self-liquidating in whole or in major part 6/14/39 260 Business Conditions 197 Recovery Program: Fed. Rev. Finance Corp.: summary of proposed bill and proposed bill itself 197: 13,55 Rural Security and Electrification Financing Corp.: summary of propose bill and proposed bill itself 29,31 Self-liquidating Post-Road Projects, etc.: proposed bill 41,55 a) Correspondence between Sen. Byrnes and FDR 6/19/39 296,297, 301 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/17/39 281 Business Conditions San Mead bill (loans to small business): 197 Perkins (J.H.), Chmn. of Bd., Natl. City Bk., statement before Sen. Com. on Banking and Currency 6/15/39 197: 123 "No need for new credit agencies" shown by survey of Natl. Industrial Conf. Bd. 6/15/39 155 Business Conditions 198 Mead bill: Foley memos on tectimony of various people 6/22/39 198: 143, 145,151 Business Conditions Recovery Program: 198 Fed. Land Authority: FDR requests joint recommendation of Treas. and Justice concerning proposed bill 6/19/39 198: 4 Railroad Equipment Program: Treas. group and Currie discuss: 6/22/39 152 a) HMJr and Currie confer by telephone 6/22/39 163 b) HMJr discusses at 9:30 meeting lack of available information on Currie's part, etc., now that FDR's interest has been aroused 6/22/39 195 Self-liquidating projects: conf. at White House with reps. of Senate and House; RFC; REA; 285 Treas., and Bur. of Budget recommended 6/23/39 Business Conditions 199 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/24/39 199: 59 Recovery Program: Railroad Equipment Program: Presidents of Amn. Locomotive Co. and Amn. Car and Foundry Co. ask HMJr to confer with # them cone concerning proposed financing of purchases 6/26/39 84 HMJr, White, and Currie confer on FDR's press conf., timing of bill to be sent up to Congress, etc. 6/27/39 118 a) HMJr says this must be a success because "all New Dealers either will have nothing to do with it orare pposed to it" Lunchean conf. on lending activities; present: Foley, and Gaston 6/27/39 HMJr, wallace, Jones, Carmody, Mellett, Hanes, 121 * Currie memo sent to FDR 6/29/39 199: 271 2 Business Conditions Recovery Program: 199 a) HMJr wishes to enlist help of leaders in Admin. toward success b) Mellett will handle FDR's press conf. c) Jones asked for expression of opinion on program d) Interdepartmental meeting held at HMJr's home 6/29/39 199: 277 3 Business Conditions Automobile Industry resume: Seltzer memo 199 6/28/39 199: 179 Haas memo on business situation based on confs. with officials of Sears, Roebuck and Co., International Harvester Co., and Am. Steel Foundries Co. 6/30/39 416 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 7/1/3901 201: 152 Mead bill: Resume of testimony before Senate Committee 256 Duffield's version of suggested testimony by HMJr 260 Business Conditions 202 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 7/8/39 202: 120 and Cement: Steel/ HMJr asks Haas to make a study extending back 3 or 4 yrs. showing proportion going to private industry and proportion going to governmental units 7/10/39 129 a) Haas memo 7/11/39 188 Time Magazine: Proposed HMJr answer to article appearing - 7/10/39 139 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 7/15/39 203 203: 328 Business Conditions 204 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 7/22/39 204: 219 Business Conditions 201 Self-Help; Food Stamps: HMJr tells Hass Wallace will have Milo Perkins get in touch with Treas. on program 7/19/39 204: 85 a) For conversation with Wallace see p. 100 Lonigan memo suggesting trip to Texas and Utah 7/20/39 134 Stamp Plan: Perkins resume of system now operating in Rochester, N.Y., Dayton, and Seattle; to start in Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 1 7/20/39 141 Business Conditions 206 Memo on situation for wk. ending 8/18/39 206: 150 " " " R " # 8/25/39 386 Business anditions 209 For Hans memo as of 9/1/39 ser Financing.Gut Business Conditions 218 See War Conditions Business Conditions 233 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 12/30/39; 1/6/40 233: 22 ;437 a) FDR sent copy with HMJr's comment that "it does not paint too good a picture; index of new orders falling off" 19 Business Conditions NAME 235 Noble 1/12/40 (Commerce Dept.) provides report on exports 235: 121 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 1/13/40 353 Business Conditions Noble (Commerce) report on domestic economic 236 developments 1/18/40 236: 322 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 1/20/40 237 237: 50 Business Conditions 238 Noble (Commerce) report on domestic economic developments (1/25/40) 238: 29 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 1/27/40 216 Business Conditions 239 siturki Retail Food Prices: Bur. of Labor Statistics will release monthly in future 2/1/40 239: 48 Noble (Commerce Dept.) provides reports 2/1/40 165 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 2/3/40 217 Business Conditions Noble (Conmerce Dept.) provides report 240 2/8/40 240: 177 N.Y. Times index and business reports of Div. of Research and Statistics: discrepancies discussed 2x2x 2/12/40 369 Business Conditions 241 Hass memo on situation for wk. ending 2/10/40; 2/17/40 Noble (Commerce Dept.) report 2/15/40 241: 11;158 79 Business Conditions 242 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending XXXXXS 2/24/40 242: 276 Business Conditions Haas memo on meeting held in Fed. Res. Bd. room; 243 present: reps. of Ag., Commerce, Labori, Budget, Central Statistical Bd., Netl. Resources Com., Fed. Res. Bd., Treas., and Executive Office of Pres. 2/28/40 243: 108 Business Conditions 244 Economic Developments: Noble (Commerce Dept.) memo 3/1/40 244: 186 Business Conditions 245 Haas memo on situation for week ending 3/2/40 245: 172 Business Conditions Impact (estimated) of foreign transactions on 246 domestic business activity during next 6 mos.: White memo 3/9/40 246: 168 Business conditions and prospects as reported by Sears-Roebuck, Internation Harvester, etc. 3/9/40 171 of Favorable side/picture: Haas memo 3/11/40 200 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 3/9/40 3237 262 Business Conditions 247 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 3/16/40 247: 228 Business Conditions *NMMIX 248 Noble (Commerce Dept.) memo on economic developments 3/21/40 248: 443 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 3/23/40 248 29 Freight car requirements for 2nd quarter of 1940: Assn. of Amn. Railroads reports 3/26-27/40 71,195 a) Copy sent to FDR 100 Noble (Commerce Dept.) memo on economic developments 3/28/40 127 249 Business Conditions 250 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 3/30/40 250: 3 1130 (Commerce Dept.) Economic Developments: Noble/memo 4/4/40 260 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending XXX 4/6/40 251 251: 149 Business Conditions 254 Noble 4/12/40 (Commerce Dept.) report on economic development B 254: 68 Heas memo on situation for wk. ending 4/13/40 259 Business Conditions 255 Economic Developments: Noble (Commerce Dept.) memo 4/18/40 255: 265 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 4/20/40 256 256: 151 Business Conditions 258 Economic Developments: Noble (Commerce Dept.) report 4/26/40 258: 68 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 4/27/40 211 Business Conditions 259 Economic Developments: XXXX Noble (Commerce Dept.) memo 5/3/40 259: 364 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 5/4/40 260 260: 69 Business Conditions 261 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 5/11/40 261: 364 Business Conditions Economic Developments: Noble (Commerce Dept.) report 263 5/16/40 263: 125 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 5/18/40 264: 63264 63 264 Business Conditions Haas memo on sales and new orders for wk. ending 265 5/18/40 265: 157 Economic Developments: Noble (Commerce Dept.) report 5/23/40 352 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 5/25/40 256 266: 295 Business Conditions 268 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/1/40 268: 142 Business Conditions 269 Economic Developments: Noble (Commerce Dept.) report 6/6/40 269: 386 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/8/40 271 271: 124 271 Business Conditions 272 Economic Develppments: Noble (Commerce Dept.) report MEXO 6/13/40 272: 207 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/15/40 273 273: 150 Business Conditions Economic Developments: Noble (Commerce Dept.) report 6/20/40 274: 242 274 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/22/40 275 275: 180 Business Conditions Economic Developments: Noble (Commerce Dept.) report 276 6/27/40 276: 200 Business Conditions 278 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/29/40 278: 50 Business Conditions 279 Economic Developments: Noble (Commerce Dept.) report 7/3/40 279: 166 Business Conditions 280 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 7/6/40 280: 114 Business Conditions 282 Economic Developments: Noble (Commerce Dept.) report 7/11/40 282: 65 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 7/13/40 336 Business Conditions 285 Small Business Loans: Legislative proposals for - Foley memo 7/22/40 285: 56 a) Conf. 7/23/40 338 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 7/20/40 150 Business Conditions Economic Developments: Noble (Commerce Dept.) report 8/1/40 288: 8 288 Business Conditions Loans to Small Business: Foley ruling permitting 289 participation in natl. defense program on same basis as contractors with ample liquid capital 8/5/40 289: 21 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 8/3/40 33 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. 11/10/10/40 291: 204 291 Business Conditions 292 Small and medium-size business: Foley memo taken to White House providing mechanism for credit and capital to facilitate participation in defense program 8/13/40 292: 169 Business Conditions Haas memo onx situation for wk. ending 8/31/40 302 302: 46 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 9/7/40 304: 80 304 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 9/14/40 306: 109 306 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 9/21/40 307 307: 332 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 9/28/40 309: 353 309 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 10/5/40 319: 240 319 Business Conditions 321 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 10/12/40 10/14/40 321: 265 Business Conditions 322 Commodity prices and living costs - movements of 10/16/40 322: 226 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 10/19/40 324: 12 324 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 10/26/40 325: 219 325 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 11/2/40 328 328: 109 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for which wk. ending 330 11/9/40 330: 213 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 11/16/40 331 331: 68 Business Conditions 332 Haas memo on situation 11/27/40 332: 109 Business Conditions Commodity reports (Lindeteves, Inc.) 334 12/2/40 334: 166 Haas memo on situation 12/2/40 XI 171 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 12/7/40 337 337: 236 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 12/14/40 340: 117 340 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 12/21/40 342: is 125 342 Business Conditions 343 Haas memo on situation for week ending 12/28/40 343: 140 Business Conditions 345 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 1/4/41 345: 102 Business Conditions 347 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 1/13/41 347: 138 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 1/18/41 349 349: 325 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 1/25/41 351 351: 79 Business Conditions 371 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 2/8/41 371: in Business Condition Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 2/15/41 373 373: 198 Business Conditions 375 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 2/22/41 375: 194 Business Conditions 378 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 3/1/41 378: 207 Business Conditions 380 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 3/8/41 380: 315 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 3/15/41 382 382: 367 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation 4/2/41 385: 230 385 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 4/5/41 386: 296 386 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 4/12/41 388 388: 365 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 4/19/41 390 390: 196 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 4/26/41 392 392: 163 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 5/3/41 395 395: 95 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 5/10 397 397: 156 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 5/17/41 399 399: 435 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 5/31/41 403 403: 151 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/7/41 406 406: 245 Business Conditions 409 Haas 6/16/41 memo on situation for wk. ending 6/14/41 409: 110 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/21/41 412 412: 335 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/28/41 415 415: 375 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 418 7/7/41 418: 352 Business Conditions 420 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 7/12/41 420: 479 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 7/19/41 423 423: 159 Business Conditions 427 Res. & 8/2/41 Stat. memo on situation for wk. ending - 427: 342 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 8/9/41 431: 25 431 Business Conditions 434 Res. & Stat. memo on situation for wk. ending 8/16/41 434: 36 Business Conditions Res. & Stat. momo on situation for wk. ending 435 8/23/41 8/25/41 435% 200 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for week ending 8/30/41 437 437: 146 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 9/6/41 439: 27 439 Business Conditions Hass memo on situation for wk. ending 9/13/41 441 441: 40 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for whek ending 9/20/41 443 4431 139 Business Conditions 446 Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 9/27/41 446: 66 Lubin report: "The Economic Picture" as of 9/12 and 9/29/41 77,312 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. edding 10/4/41 448 448: 148 Business Conditions Hans memo on situation for wk. ending 10/11/41 450 450: 219 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 10/18/41 452 452: 331 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 10/25/41 454 454: 237 Business Conditions Haqe momo on situation for wk. ending Nov. 1, 1941 457: 56 457 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending Nov. 1, 1941 457: 56 457 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 11/8/41 459 459: 206 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 11/15/41 462 4621 345 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 11/22/41 464 464: 251 Business Conditions Haas meno on situation for wk. ending 11/29/41 467 467: 132 , Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 12/6/41 470 470: 134 Business Conditions Hars memo on situation, wk. ending 12/13/41 473 473: 194 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 12/20/41 476 476: 222 Business Conditions Hass memo on situation, wk. ending 12/27/41 47479 Business Cenditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/10/42 485: 167 485 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/17/42 486: 281 486 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/24/42 488, 228 488 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wt. ending 1/3/42 4821 181 482 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/31/42 491: 217 491 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 2/7/42 494: 174 494 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 2/14/42 497' 247 497 Business Conditions Heas memo on situation for wk. ending 2/11/42 500g 500 111 meme 501 2/25/42 501: 176 "1" , , 511:14T Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 2/28/42 503. 84 503 Business Conditions Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward sales by types of goods and by regions 3/5/42 504: 203 504 Business Conditions Haas memo on stuation, wk. ending3/7/42 506: 113 506 Business Conditions Haas meme on situation,2m wk. ending 3/14/42 508 3/14/42 508: 116 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 3/21/42 510 3/23/42 510: 171 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 3/28/42 3/30/42 511: 216 511 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 4/4/42 513 4/6/42 513. 355 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 4/11/42 516 4/13/42 516: 34 Business Conditions 551 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 7/18/42 7/20/42 551: 190 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 7/25/42 554 7/27/42 554: 101 Bur. of Engraving and Printing See Engraving and Printing, Bur. of 519 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 4/18/42 518 4/20/42 518: 181 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 4/25/42 521 4/4/42 521: 120 Business Conditions Haas meme on situation, wk. ending 5/2/42 523 5/4/42 523: 286 Business Conditions Haas memo 5/11/42 one situation, wk. ending 5/9/42 527 527: 119 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 5/16/42 529 5/18/42 529. 91 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 5/23/42 531 5/25/42 531: 371 Business Conditions Haas meme on situation, wk. ending 5/30/42 6/1/42 535, 535 78 Business Conditions Haus memo on situation, wk. ending 6/6/42 537 6/8/42 537: 286 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation for wk. ending 6/13/42 539 6/65/42 539: 152 - Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 6/20/42 541 6/22/42 541: 297 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 6/27/42 544 6/29/42 544. 121 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 6/27/42 544 6/29/42 544. 121 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 7/4/42 547 7/6/42 547: 141 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 7/11/42 549 7/13/42 549: 181 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 8/1/42 8/3/42 556179 556 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 8/22/42 561 8/24/42 561: 214 Business Conditions Hass mome on situation, wk. ending 8/29/42 564 8/31/42 564: 154 Business Conditions Heas memo on situation, wkax wk. ending 9/5/42567 9/8/42 567: 216 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 9/12/42 569 9/14/42 569: 116 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 9/19/42 571 9/21/42 571: 79 Business Conditions Hass memo on situation, wk. ending 9/26/42 9/28/42 572: 253 Business Conditions Haas momo on situation, wk. ending 10/3/42 575 10/5/42 575. 121 Business Conditions Heas memo on situation, wk. ending 10/10/42 10/12/42 578, 110 578 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 10/31/42 581 11/2/42 581, 78 Business Conditions Hars memo on situation, wk. ending 11/7/42 582 XE 11/9/42 5821 340 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 11/14/42 584 11/16/42 584: 263 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 11/21/42 11/22/42 587, 185 / Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 11/28/42 591 11/30/42 591: 125 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 12/5/42 594 12/7/42 594: 94 Business Conditions Hass memo on situation, wk. ending 12/12/42 596 12/16/42 5961 136 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 12/19/42 12/22/42 3981'145 Business Conditions Hass memo on situation, wk. ending 12/26/42 599 12/28/42 599: 99 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/2/43 601 1/4/43 601: 146 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/9/43 603 1/11/43 603: 126 Business Conditions 607 Hame memo on situation, wk. ending 2/6/43 2/8/43 607: 71 Business Conditions .. 609 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 2/13/43 : 2/15/43 6091 110 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 2/20/43 611 2/22/43 611: 91 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 2/27/43 613 3/1/43 613: 38 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 3/6/43 614 3/8/43 614: 270 Business Conditions 616 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 3/13/43 3/15/43 616: 228 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 3/20/43 618 3/22/43 618, 186 I Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 3/27/43 620 3/29/43 620: 271 Business Conditions 622 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 4/3/43 4/5/43 622: 313 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 4/10/43 624 4/12/43 624: 282 Business Conditions 627 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 4/17/43 4/19/43 627: 73 Business Conditions 629 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 4/24/43 629: 50 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 5/1/43 630 5/3/43 630: 338 Business Conditions 632 Heas memo on situation, wk. ending 5/8/43 632: 256 Business Conditions 634 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 5/15/43 5/17/43 634: 119 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 5/22/43 636 5/24/43 636: 62 Business Conditions 638 Heas memo on situation, wk. ending 5/29/43 5/31/43 638: 142 Business Conditions 640 Hass memo on situation, wk. ending 6/5/43 6/7/43 640: 23 I Business Conditions Hass memo on situation, wk. ending 6/12/43 641 6/14/43 641: 219 Business Conditions 643 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 6/19/43 6/21/43 643: 265 Business Conditions Heas memo on situation, wk. ending 6/26/43 645 6/28/43 645: 158 Business Conditions 646 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 7/3/43 7/5/43 646 167 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 7/10/43 648 7/12/43 648: 28 7/17/43 7/19/43 649:196 Business Conditions 651 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 7/24/43 7/26/43 651: 35 Business Conditions Haae memo. on situation, wk. ending #/31/43 653 EXXX 8/2/43 653: 27 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 8/7/43 654 8/9/43 654: 204 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. endings 8/14/43 656 8/16/43 656: 70 Business Conditions 658 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 8/21/43 8/23/43 658: 10 Business Conditions 660 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 8/28/43 8/30/43 660: 57 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 9/4/43 662 9/6/43 662: 89 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 9/11/43 663 9/13/43 663: 271 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 9/18/43 665 9/20/43 665: 234 Business Conditions 667 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 9/25/43 9/27/43 667: 147 Business Conditions 669 Haas 10/4/43 memo on situation, wk. ending 10/2/43 669: 445 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 10/30/43 672 11/1/43 672: 116 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 11/6/43 674 11/8/43 674: 224 I Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 11/13/43 676 11/15/43 676: 195 Business Conditions 679 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 11/20/43 11/22/43 679: 9 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 11/27/43 681 11/29/43 681: 172 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, walk ending 12/11/43 683 12/13/43 683, 180 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 12/18/43 685 12/20/43 685: 204 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/1/44 689 1/3/44 689: 185 Business Conditions Haas memo 1/10/44 on situation, wk. ending 1/8/44 692 692: 361 Business Conditions 694 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/15/44 1/17/44 694: 295 Business Condition Hass memo on situation, wk. ending 1/22/44 696 1/2&/44 696: 42 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/29/44 698 1/31/44 698: 193 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 2/26/44 704 2/28/44 704: 127 Business Conditions 706 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 3/4/44 3/6/44 706: 263 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 3/11/44 709 3/13/44 709: 182 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 3/18/44 712 3/20/44 712: X&S 89 Business Conditions 714 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 3/25/44 3/27/44 714: 200 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 4/1/44 717 4/3/44 717: 44 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 4/8/44 719 4/10/44 719: 229 Business Conditions Hame memo on situation, wk. ending 4/15/44 722 4/17/44 722: 117 Business Conditions Hass memo on situation, wk. ending 4/22/44 724 4/24/44 724: 12 Business Conditions 726 Haas meme on situation, wk. ending 4/29/44 5/1/44 726: 70 Business Conditions Haas mome on situation, wk. ending 5/6/44 729 5/8/44 7291 107 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 5/13/44 731 5/15/44 731: 170 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 5/20/44 734 5/22/44 7341 165 Business Conditions Hass memo on situation, wk. ending 5/27/44 736 5/29/44 736: 229 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 6/3/44 739 6/5/44 730: 261 Business Conditions Haas 6/19/44 memo on situation, wk. ending 6/17/44 745 745. 32 Business Conditions 747 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 6/24/44 - 6/26/44 747: 85 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 7/1/44 NI 749 7/3/44 749s 317 Business Conditions Haas memo 7/10/44 on situation, wk. ending 7/8 Z52 752: 96 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 7/22/44 757 7/24/44 757: 207 Business Conditions "Economic Developments and Prospects in 759 America" - address by Gunnar Myrdal before Natl. Society of Sweden, 3/9/44: Blough resume 7/27/44 759: 34-A Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 8/19/44 - 764 8/21/44 764: 103 Business Conditions 768 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 9/2/44 9/4/44 768s 208 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 9/16/44 772 9/18/44 772: 93 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 9/23/44 775 9/26/44 775: 152 Business Conditions 778 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 9/30/44 10/2/44 778: 10 10/7/44 780:270 10/14/44 182:12 10/21/44 154: 151 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 10/28/44 788 10/30/44 788, 180 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 11/8/44 792 11/9/44 792: 182 Business Conditions 754 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 11/11/44 11/13/44 794: 64 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 11/18/44 797 11/20/44 797: 109 Business Conditions 733 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 11/25/44 11/27/44 799: 82 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 12/9/44 802 12/11/44 802: 109 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 12/16/44 12/18/44 803: 269 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 12/30/44 808 1/1/45 806: 82 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/6/45 808 96 1/8/45 808, XXX Business Conditions 809 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/13/45 1/15/45 8091 334 Business Conditions 811 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/20/45 1/22/45 811: 317 Business Conditions 813 Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 1/27/45 1/29/45 813: 252 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 2/3/45 .816 2/5/45 816: 188 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 2/10/45 818 2/12/45 818: 243 Business Conditions 823 Haas meme on situation, wk. ending 2/24/45 2/26/45 823:36 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 3/3/45 825: 257 Business Conditions : Hans memo on situation, wk. ending 3/10/45 827 3/12/45 827: 115 , Business Conditions 823 Haes memo on situation, wk. ending 3/17/45 3/19/45 829: 291 Business Conditions Haas memo on situation, wk. ending 4/14/45 837 4/16/45 837: 227 Businessmen for Roosevelt, Inc. See Speeches by HMJr 782 Businessmen (for Roosevelt) Proposed Organization 804 Representative group confers with Treas. 12/21/44 804: 162 a) List of potential members 168 b) Prospectus 170 Butcher Workmen, Internatl. Union of See Financing, Govt.: Defense Savings Bonds 426 Butler, J. Homer See Customs, Bur. of Books 444 484 490 of Butler, Hugh Kx (Senator, Nebraska) 685 See Post-War Planning: Currency Stabilization Butter 340 See War Conditions: Price Control Butters, J. Keath (Div. of Tax Research) See Deferments, Military 562 : Butterworth, William N. HMJr writes Secy. of State of extreme usefulness 79 during period immediately following Elum's resignation 7/19/37 79: 117 Butterworth, Walton W. 220 HMJr asks Bullitt to see before Butterworth returns to U.S. 10/30/39 220: 71 a) For Rounne of Paris viiit MBK221 p.230 Butterworth, Walton W. 732 HMJr asks for detailed acct. of work done in France for U.S. Treas. 12/26/39 232: 123 Butterworth, Walton W. Leave arranged 10/22/40 324: 113,179 324 Butterworth Walton/ W. HMJr explains to 9:30 group "Butterworth is 337 not in his confidence" 12/9/40 337: 38-H 12/11 140 338:246 Butterworth, Walton W. 371 To be associated with Wayne Taylor in Commerce Dept. 2/11/41 371: 163 Butterworth, Walton W. Transfers to Commerce Dept.; Walton Ferris to 390 take over for Treas. 4/22/41 390: 260 Buxton, Joseph T., Jr. See Deferments, Military 593 Bye, George T. See Semon, Kurt M. 596 ) Byers, Cary See Post-War Planning: Germany 803 Byrd, Hany (Sinator, Va.) 4 states in mur gayear he cant get any in for on spinking of on A funds L Tran; Hm Jr (with Bill proud) tills him Tres. will always ansider "anything lone in the my of spinking many am you book" IV 15EF Hm Man J. to phones get him the Jr. mb." is thing 3/7/25 anything myside 48J-K Byrd, Harry F. (Senator, Virginia) See Revenue Bill, 1936 See Books 23 24 Byrd, Harry F. (Senator, Virginia) 158 Copy of Eccles' answer to Boston speech sent to HMJr 12/28/38 158: 109 Byrd, Harry F. (Senator, Va.) 641 See Financing, Govt.1 Non-essential Expenditures, Com. or (Govt. persennely reduction) Byrd, Harry F. (Senator, Va.) See Revenue Revision: 1943 Rev. Bill 681 Byrd, Harry F. See Financing, Govt.: Non-essential Expenditures, 713 Com. on Reduction of : Byrd, Harry F. (Senator, Va.) 818 See Post-War Planning: Surplus Preperty, Disposal of Byrnes, James F. (Senator, S.C.) 409 HMJr congratulates Byrnes upon appt. to Supreme Ct. 6/16/41 409: 80 Byrnes, James F. (Justice, Sup. Ct.) See Revenue Revision 541 See also Books 634 650 Byrnes, James See Inflation: Economic Stabilization Authority 5 Byrnes, James F. See Inflation 586 Byrnes, James See Economic Stabilization Authority 632 Byrnes, James F. 637 See Revenue Revision: Rev. Bill of 1943 Byrnes, James F. 638 See Office of War Mobilization Byrnes, James F. See Foreign Economic Affairs 650 = Revenue Revision Financing, dovt. Byrnes, James K. 656 Far Savings Bonder Byrnes speech "Increased taxes, enforced savings, or both," 8/17/43 6561 181 a) HMJr's suggested letter to Byrnes as given to Smith 182,184 b) FDR's statement in Jan. 1943 Budget Message and Aug. 1 revision thereof 8/17/43 185 c) Draft 1 186 d) # 2 189 e) * 3 193 f) Final draft 197 g) Elmer Davis-HMJr conv. 200,202 h) Byenca answer sullivan 8/18/43 657:50 1) HmIr. Punl- Richard of meeting at which FDR > Byrnes, James F. *fnitily excluded Jr. t Byrnco antrol 8/21/43 656 65/:220 2) Conf. on Exec. Order to clarify fiscal authority; present: HMJr, Bell, Gaston, Sullivan, Smith, Blough, White, and DuBois 8/24/43 658, 55,106,122 1) THull's"victory" discussed 2) Exec. Orders supplementing establishment of OWM and providing for unification of foreign economic affaire, etc. 658. 94 3) War agencies - resume 658: 30 3 Byrnes, James F. 4) DuBois' (Gen. Counsel) memo and 656 proposed letter to Byrnes 658: 102,105 5) Draft 1 of clarification of Exec. Order exempting Secy. of Treas. 658: 116 6) Draft 2 " 118 7) Draft of letter to Byrnes (revised) 658: 127,128 8) Stimson-HMJr conv. 8/26/43. 659, p. 155 9) Conf. in preparation for possible contact with FDR over week-end; present: HMJr, Bell, Gaston, Paul, Sulliman, Smith, Blough, and DuBois 8/26/43 659, p. 165 a) Draft of letter from FDR to HMJr and Byrnes prepared by DuBois, p. 180 4 Byrnes, James F. 10) FDR's positive assurance to HMJr 656 that Byrnes can issue no directives to Secy. of Treas. reported to Bell by HMJr 8/30/43 660: 14 a) Review of voluntary savings program at end of 3rd/drive Aer Loan promised 11) FDR-HMJr-Byrnes-Vinson-Roeemmar conf. discussed by HMJr and Rosenman 9/9/43 Bk. 663, p. 8 a) Far future developments see Book 660,etc. SEE Revenue Revision: Soc. Sec.-income tax integrated plan Byrnes, James F. 806 See War Mobilization and Reconversion, Office of Byrnes, James F. See Post-War Planning: Germany (High Commissioner) 769 Byrnes, James F. See Post-War Planning: Reconversion 770 Byrnes, James F. 827 See Post-War Planning: Germany Cabaret Tax See Revenue Revision 723 See also Book 728 738 Cabinst changes 8 Farky to last L. Fall, 1955; Walka - thin in 1/2/25 VIII 16 Cabinet Com. on Legislative Program See Foreign Economic Folicy Bd. 812 Post-War Planning 870 Cabinet Legislative Committee O'Connell memo on Acheson's proposal discussed by Treas. group (Viner present) 1/12/45 809: 70 a) Treas. group recommends that (Achism lather Angel P.353) Treas. "go it alone" on Bretton Woods, etc.; HMJr disagrees - considers Stettinius really anxious to cooperate 71 Acheson-HMJr conv. 1/12/45 84 Acheson-HMJr corres. concerning re-draft of memo for submission to Secy. of State and Director of Budget 1/15/45 348 a) O'Connell memo Missaingx of opposition 350 2 Cabinet Legislative Committee Budget Director Smith has signed copy 809 sent him by Acheson - White tells HMJr 1/18/45 810: 212 FDR's memo now signed by Secy. of State, Secy. of Treas., and Director of Budget, and OK'd by FDR ("but add Wallace") 1/18/45 FOR 10:291 00 811: 87 ") FDR. Hm 35 811:71, b) Executor andes and 1/19/45 811:92 will Cabinet Legislative Committee 812 See also Book 809 " Foreign Economic Policy Bd. 510 EEE 'OIS Bell reports on Cabinet Meeting Cabinet Meeting Report by Bell 5/7/43 6321 124 632 Cabinet Members For disagreements 800 Govt. Officials 650 Cabinet members 682 For bill providing for appearance of members 800 Kefauver, Estes (Congressman, Tenn.) Cabinet Members to Appear Before Congress 810 Kefauver (Cong., Tenn.) proposal discussed in White House-Treas. corres. 1/18/45 810, 281 Cabinet Officers FDR asks that they stay at their pests 833 "during next few critical months" 3/27/45 833: 20 Cabinet Split (rumored) See Post-War Planning: Germany 774 ; Cables, Treasury See State Department Books 237 460 664 675 Cable Tests See War Cond itions 266 Cables, Foreign 464 HMJr says they are to be examined by Cochran, Bell, White, Morris, and Foley 11/24/41 464: 116 Cables See War Refugee Bd. 722 Cable and Wire See Procurement Div. 780 Cafeteria, Treas. 674 Discussion by Treas. group 11/8/43 6741 192 Cafeteria, Treas. 694 HMJr's greeting at the opening of 1/17/44 694: 291 Cagney, James See Financing, Govt.: War Savings Bonds 574 Cairns, Huntington (Asst. Gen. Counsel) See Appts. and Resignations 89 Cairns, Huntington 279 Anonymous memo: Reports on 7/3/40 279: 228 Cairns, Huntingdom Alternate for HMJr on Natl. Munitions Control Bd. 4/30/42 5221.255 522 2 Cairo, Egypt See Lend-Lease 672 Calder, Curtis E. Recommended by Burgess, Rentachler, and Perkins 256 5/24/40 266: 12 California 42 Old-age Pension Plant Copy of letter (not sent) containing Treas. ans. to certain questions 9/22/38 142: 200 Social Security californial McNutt inquiry concerning "retirement compensation 219 warrants" as contemplated by proposed Calif. Retirement Life Payments Act: Treas. answer 10/27/39 219: 272 California 220 Congressman Buck inquires "whether warrants under new 'ham-and-eggs plan,' if circulated, would be subject to tax" 10/30/99 220: 74 a) Foley indication of adverse opinion California See Tax Evasion 383 CALIFORNIA See War Conditions: Shipping 462 California See Japanese in U.S. 471 California 709 See Liquor California See Bank of America 718 California Institute of Technology See War Conditions: Airplanes 264 1 Calif., Lakewood Village - People's Bank 604 See Bank of America / California, San Diego See Collector of Internal Revenue 610 California, Southern 630 See Financing, Govt.: War Savings Bonds California-Texas Oil Co., Ltd. See War Conditions: Foreign Funds Control 350 Callahan, Vincent F. 739 For newsletter see Precurement Div.: Surplus Preperty, Disposal of Callahan, Vincent F. 8 See Post-War Planning: Surplus Property, Disposal of (Newsletter) Callaghan, Thos., in charge Chicago office 32 of Sent Service > SEE Investigations. - Tresury pursmel 31-171-216. Callaghan, Mrs. Daniel J. Thanks HMJr for condolence on husband's death 596 12/12/42 596: 32 Callaway, Cason See Appts. and Resignations 106 See also Book 117 Calumet Natl. Bk. See Knox, Frank (Secy. of lavy) 468 Camden, N.J. See Int. Rev., Bur. of 568 Cameras See Customs, Bur. of 202 Camp, John F. (San Antonio, Texas) See War Conditions: Purchasing Mission 405 Camp Vittel See War Refugee Bd. 718 Camps See Liquor Control in and around Camps 534 Camps, Military Banking Facilities discussed by Treas. grou572 18 9/25/42 572. XEX a) HMJr complains of slowness to Bell 28 Camps, Refugee (U.S.) 717 See War Refugee Bd. Drmo nation 28 campaign Gibbans liner transmits Customs Colluter Haas' agreest for of Drawn without pay - in has had he may participate 7/23/06 25:111 a) At first HmJr Jr nfures b) Since FDR is primitting Fasky. - Mughy to 8 this he changes his mind 7/28/36 28:160 37 Campaign, Democratic, 1936 FDR's Pittsburgh speech (Balancing Budget in '38) a) HMJr, Tommy Corcoran, Stanley High, and Judge Rosenman discuss at White House 10/1/36 XXXVII 34-36 1. FDR decides not to mention balancing budget 38 Campaign, Democratic, 1936 "FDR makes first bid for agricultural vote" 10/9/36 38: 357 Campaign, 1936 40 Bookkeeping (Treasury) system criticized by former Pres. Hoover; HMJr asks Bell to gather facts for answer 10/17/36 40: 236 a) Facts explained to HMJr 243-250 Corcoran phones HMJr from Rochester 10/17/36251-255 Michelson tells HMJr FDR 18 pleased with what has been written 10/19/36 283-287 Actual statement 10/19/36 288-296 a) First dreit white as asto statement 303-329 b) Second draft 322-231 334 Campaign, Democratic See Democratic Campaign Books 303 306 Campbell, E. Riley Loaned to COI in connection with identification 526 of certain French funds 5/8/42 526: 105 a)Gastm Displaned 5/12/42 527:222 1) "Blan " as finally again upon by mmir Foly, Ahk 527:241 Campbell, Sir Ronald Ian See War Conditions: U.K. 428 Campbell, Thes. ("wheat King"), Hardin, montanas 350 HMJr asks Haas for report 1/23/41 350: 185 Report in Bk 352 P. 3.75, 231 mie Puris a h House)' . 30/4, 353: 3: 44,46,51 " Campobello, New Brunswick, Canada Auto. ferry corres. 4/23/42 520 520: 91 5/5/42 524:66 Camps, Army For itinerary of proposed inspection trip by HMJr, see War Conditions: Army, U.S. 341 Canada 5 SEE. Customs, Bureau of 54,56, 62,186 62, 186 Canada 9 Bee Liquor - smuggling 8/23/15 IX 118A-D Canada 11 SEE Irade Agrinument, Cavada -L.S. XI 61,113, 116,115,136 154, 168 Cimala 15 SEE Silm XV77 Distilluion : claims against - n/atel Congres and legis progosed latim - index of wonts for 1/4/26 1/10/26 IV131-125 131-125 Copyothiguer Tax Admin tration At (AR9185) XX136 State Drpt lither consuming HR9185 1/13/36 HALE, III Canada See Silver Books 16 529 19 543 20 592 199 238 501 508 521 Canda 18 SEE Liquor for Seagrams canadian Liquor Case XXIII 56-58 Cavada 19 = " Liquor Canada 21 SEE Trade Agniments 23,166-171,192-41 Canada See Trade Agreements Books 22 141 Canada 23 Fundhar conference when "y of Countian distilles "bobb (Grave) mmo) XXIII 6-8 " and (Grains mimo) 5/4/36 / XXIII 25-21 n conformer 5/6/36 (Grours mimo) -117-119 SEC Silm also Canada 24 Hanism asks HmJr status ofligior cases at while House ; H Jr hll, H. regined 5/12/36 neilles Group not (Justic) feel M can accept offs; FDR says Hull mill h hartboxin, Don not think Cauala mill cancel maly, sang that not adout his unfaign fund Mcknogic -King got big Can 1.66 form liqui geople W XXIII 51 a Canada 24 Liquar conganies the of sittlement of 43 million disnesd mile FDR by H in Jr & agarts to Grairs Taylor 5/1/106 copirad comey where XII 127-125 King are 114-133 Hander , advised that ScHlement has be made , frees. all williams rquast + include 1 section in parking 8/13/26 XXIII 157 Canada 60 HMJr ( tells Pittman that Hull wants a couple of days to study 5% withholding tax 3/13/37 60: 26 Canada 67 HMJr tells Feis he has agreed to let Canadian Trade Agreement go through butthat he has also explained very carefully to Hull that tax legislation may come out next week which will interfere with it 5/11/37 67: 215 a) HMJr-Hull conversation 226 Canada See Tax Evasion (letter prepared by Magill 68 and 5/12/37 transmitted by HMJr to State Dept.) 68: 104 HMJr tells Sen. Pittman that whereas/ sometime ago Hull wished Canadian tax matter held up, he has now given the signal to go ahead 5/14/37 215 a) HMJr repeats conversation to Hull 218 Canada 79 Taylor reports to HMJr that the Cenadian tax treaty is being held up pending a discussion of the withholding rate in the proposed tax bill 7/30/37 79: 211 a) Hull's memo 220 Canada 79 Taylor reports to HMJr that the Canadian tax treaty is being held up pending a discussion of the withholding rate in the proposed tax bill 7/30/37 79: 211 a) Hull's memo 220 Canada 103 See Japan Extension of silver agreement asked for by Canada 12/21/37 103: 243 Canada See War Conditions Books 178 269 306 383 396 457 180 270 326 384 397 460 199 271 337 388 399 462 243 276 339 389 406 454 247 282 342 390 409 249 284 348 392 415 256 288 375 393 417 258 289 378 394 421 260 291 379 395 432 Canada See Customs, Bur. of: Silver Fox Fur Agreement 232 Canada 236 See War Conditions: Securities Markets (High-Grade) Canada See War Conditions: Purchasing Mission Books 255 277 340 347 Canada See War Conditions: Strategic Materials Books 255 256 Canada See War Conditions: Strategic Materials - 257 Smokeless Powder Canada See War Conditions: Airplanes 266 See also Books 281 287 309 433 Canada For delivery of planes across border, 273 see War Conditions: Airplanes Canada See War Conditions: Airplanes - Engines Books 274 295 333 Canada See War Conditions: Surplus Materiel 278 Canada 295 See also War Conditions: Gold Luncheon given by Prime Minister for HMJr 8/24/40 295: 222 Tea given by Pierrepont Moffat 223