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January 1951
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All correspondence regarding legislati wer 194shis letter
THERE
sent to general files.
ARCHIVES AMD
Rose A. C.
RECORDE
Dear Bob:
As you know, I am very much interested in seeing that the legis-
lative program, outlined in my message to Congress on September 6, is
carried through to completion as soon as possible. This can only be
done by vigorous and united action on the part of those agencies in the
executive
which
are
most
directly
concerned
with
the
particular
measures.
I am, therefore, assigning specific responsibility for each part
of the program to a designated agency. It is my intention that this
agency will make the necessary studies, prepare material, assist in
drafting, present testimony to Congressional committees, and in general
follow the progress of the legislation in Congress.
In accordance with this arrangement I am asking you to take joint
responsibility with the Department of the Navy for legislative measures
necessary to carry out that part of my message, outlined in Section 10,
dealing with volunteer service in the armed forces, a comprehensive
and continuinous program of national security including a universal
training program, the continuation of selective service, and the
unification of the armed services. You should, of course, consult
with the other interested agencies including the Selective Service
Administration and the Department of Labor.
In order to coordinate the whole program I am asking the Office
of War Mobilization and Reconversion, in cooperation with the Bureau of
the Budget, to watch the course of the various proposals, to resolve
differences which may arise where several agencies are interested in
the legislation, and in general to render all possible assistance to the
agencies charged with specific responsibility for various parts of the
program.
I would appreciate it if you would give me a report at once on
the present status of the legislation assigned to you and also let me
have a brief report showing current developments and problems on the
first and fifteenth of each month. Please send a copy of these reports
to John W. Snyder, Director of the Office of War Mobilization and
Reconversion.
Sincerely,
s/s Harry S. Truman
Honorable Robert P. Patterson
Secretary of War
Washington, D. C.