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years, go a long ways toward dissapating most of the ob-
jections to innovations such as those now being suggested.
Propaganda
Patriotic propaganda released through the schools,
churches, civic organizations, press, radio, and other
channels will create promptly a public consciousness and
acceptance of the expediency and necessity for a realist-
ic National outlook on the part of American citizens in
the years which lie ahead.
ARCHIVE&
Economic, Scientific, Industrial, etc.
RECORDS
SERVICE**
contrast
Under the above headings a partial list of certain
obvious elements and factors have been listed as consti- -
tutary items of strategic importance. Where industry,
civic groups, or an existing Government bureau, agency,
or department is conducting investigations, experiments,
or research on a satisfactory basis, there is no need
for duplication; however, the results of such efforts
should be made available, if desired, to the Bureau of
Strategic Research and Development for check on stra-
tegic factors. Such strategic factors as metals, ores,
oils, rubber, fiber, and other raw materials, the assured
supply of which is known to be doubtful in periods of
National stress, should be studied and adequate advance
arrangements made in the meantime to correct these short-
ages prior to the hour of emergency. Where production
capacity of obvious needs such as fuel, meat, food, coal,
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