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    "ocrText": "IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nMARCH 6, 1952\nThe President has today sent the following letter to Honorable\nNathan P. Feinsinger, Chairman of the Wage Stabilization Board:\nDear Mr. Feinsinger:\nOn the basis of the information and advice submitted to me\nby the Office of Defense Mobilization and the Federal Mediation\nand Conciliation Service, I am of the opinion that the labor dis-\nputes in the petroleum industry are of a character which substan-\ntially threaten the progress of national defense. Thus, in\naccordance with the terms of Executive Order 10233, I am referring\nthe disputes to the Wage Stabilization Board and asking that the\nBoard investigate and in uire into the issues in dispute and\npromptly report to me with its recommendations to the parties as\nto fair and equitable terms of settlement.\nThe report of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service\nindicates that the unions and the leading oil companies have made\nno progress in resolving their differences. Strikes in various\nparts of the industry are scheduled for Monday, March 10, and the\nshutting down of some operations would begin on or about Friday,\nMarch 7. It appears that further mediation and conciliation\nwould not be effective in time to avoid serious production losses.\nThe work stoppage which is threatened by these disputes would\nclose down the greater part of the petroleum industry.\nThe various unions involved in these disputes -- the Oil\nWorkers International Union (CIO), various Independent unions,\nand certain local unions affiliated with the A. F. of L. -- have\ncontracts throughout the industry. I shall forward to you as\nsoon as possible a list of the various companies involved in\nthese disputes at the present time. The list will include but\nnot be limited to the following companies:\nCities Service Oil Corporation\nTRUMAN\nDeep Rock Oil Corporation\n\"NATIONAL\nGulf Oil Corporation\nARCHIVES &\nShell Oil Company\nRECORDS\nADMIN.\nSinclair Oil Corporation\nS\nGOVERNM\nSocony Vacuum Oil Company\nStandard Oil Company (Indiana)\nTexas Oil Company\nA curtailment of operations in the petroleum industry would\nhave a serious impact on the defense program as well as on the\ncivilian economy. The Director of the Office of Defense Mobili-\nzation has advised me on the extent to which the mobilization\nprogram would be affected by interruption of production in this\nvital industry.\nThe various parties to these disputes owe it to the American\npeople to cooperate with their Government in maintaining work and\nproduction schedules while this matter is before the Board.\nVery sincerely yours,\nHARRY S. TRUMAN"
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