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Memorandum from Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes to President Harry S. Truman
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Return to Foreign lile
Philippinesly IIslands
Rac
OF
UNIVERSITY THE LIMITED
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
WASHINGTON
MAY - 9 1945
MEMORANDUM for the President.
The Congress included in its appropriation for the Office of the High
Commi ssioner to the Philippine Islands for 1945 an item of $60,000 for the
conduct of an economic survey of the Philippine Islands to determine what
assistance might be necessary from the United States Government for the re-
habilitation of the Islands. The information obtained through the work of
the survey will be made available to the Congress, the Filipino Rehabilita-
tion Commission and other agencies of the Government concerned with the
reestablishment of peace-time economic conditions in the Islands.
To carry out the purpose for which this appropriation was made, in the
exercise of the functions of the High Commissioner transferred to me by
Executive Order 9245, September 16, 1942, I have established the Philippine
Economic Survey and designated Mr. E. D. Hester as its chief. Mr. Hester
has served in the Office of the High Commissioner since the creation of that
Office as economic adviser and is probably more familiar than any other
American with Philippine economic problems. You recently designated Mr. Hester
to accompany Senator Tydings on his trip to the Islands. It is my thought
that Mr. Hester should remain in the Philippine Islands for the purpose of
organizing and directing the survey.
It will be necessary for the Army to provide transportation, quarters,
medical services, and commissary privileges for such civilian personnel as
may be engaged in this work. It is anticipated further that the Foreign
Economic Administration and other departments and agencies of the Government
may be in a position to assist in carrying out the purposes of Congress as
reflected in the appropriation heretofore mentioned by the loan of technical
personnel and in other ways.
With your approval, I propose to request the Secretary of War, the
Administrator of the Foreign Economic Administration, and other agencies of
the Government for their cooperation and assistance in the performance of
this important work.
TRUST
AND
RECORDS
LETTER
REFERMINEME
Secretary of the Interior.
THE WHITE HOUSE
May
, 1945.
Approved:
FOR VICTORY
BUY
UNITED
STATES
SAVINGS
BONDS
AND
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