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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 10 September, 1951. Memorandum For The President:- On 6 September, 1951 I attended a meeting of The Commission on Renovation and Reconstruction of The Executive Mansion. To my dismay I le arned that in the event the additional funds in the amount of $321,000 requested from The Congress were not forthcoming by 1 October, 1951 there existed a probability that work on the reconstruction would practically cease pending the appropriation of these funds by the Congress. I am apprehensive of this situation and feel The President should be apprised of this possible state of affairs. HEGIUN H. G. Crim.