Memorandum from Donald Dawson to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies with Related Material
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
5. NATIONAL TRUEAS DEPARTMENT
RECEIVES AND
August 5, 1948
RECORDS
43.
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TO THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES:
Your attention is invited to the following statement
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made by the President at his press conference today:
"1. In responding to a written request from a
Congressional committee for information relating
to the employment of individuals, the department
or agency may forward to the committee all
unclassified routine papers (such as Civil Serv-
ice Form 57, records of promotion, efficiency
ratings, letters of recommendation, etc.).
2. No information of any sort relating to the
employee's loyalty, and no investigative data of
any type, whether relating to loyalty or other
aspects of the individual's record, shall be
included in the material submitted to a Congres-
sional committee. If there is doubt as to whether
a certain document or group of documents should
be supplied, the matter should be referred to the
White House." 11
The provisions of the President's directive of March 13,
1948 are intended to apply to the records of former employees as
well as persons now in the Federal service. Material should be
supplied to Congressional committees only upon receipt of written
requests.
In order that the personnel files of the departments and
agencies may be available for operations at all times and maintained
intact, it is suggested that photostatic copies be supplied in lieu
of original documents.
Amael A. Dawson
DONALD S. DAWSON
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Administrative Assistant
to the President
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