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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF DEFENSE MOBILIZATION
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
December 21, 1951
A S.
AND
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Presidents
If the threatened stoppage in the steel industry
should take place, it would have an immediate and very
serious impact on our entire defense production program
as well as on our total civilian economy.
In order to prevent serious damage to the steel
furnaces, the cooling of the furnaces would have to
begin a week to eleven days prior to the strike and
it would require a like period to get the furnaces
going after the strike is settled.
The Steel Division of the National Production
Authority estimates that a strike would involve a loss
of approximately 324,000 tons per work day. This is
a loss which we just cannot afford to take.
It is my hope that the Government will be able to
take steps which will prevent this serious disruption
to our total mobilization program.
Sincepely
Charles É. Wilson
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