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IMMEDIATE RELEASE :
JUNE 30, 1947
The President today sent the following letter to the
Honorable William h. M. Burden, accepting his resignation as
Assistant Secretary of Commerce:
"Dear Bill:
I was very sorry to hear from Secretary Harriman
that you have decided that you can no longer put off ro-
turning to private business and are resigning as of
June 30, 1947.
The country should be deeply grateful to you for
the unselfish way in which you have ably and energetically
served it, at considerablo personal sacrifico, throughout
the entire period of the national emergency. Your effective
work on the many problems presented by the war was of great
service to your country.
Your work on the formation and successful develop-
ment of the International Civil Aviation Organization and
your work in connection with the aviation activities of the
Department of Commerce have been a signal contribution to
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the progress of science.
NARA
AND
Very sincerely yours,
/s/HARRY S. TRUMAN"
Mr. Burden submitted his resignation in the following
letter to Secretary of Commerce Harriman:
"May 13, 1947
Dear Averell:
I hereby submit my resignation as Assistant Secretary
of Commerce, offective June 30, 1947.
I have found real satisfaction in making what
contribution I could to the war effort and to the develop-
ment of our civil aviation during the six years I have
been in Washington since I first came down on a war
assignment in 1941. However, as I told you last October,
my personal affairs have urgently demanded my attention
for some time and I feel that I can no longer postpone my
return to private industry.
I have greatly enjoyed our association during the
past eight months and leave the Government with the
conviction that your keen and energetic interest in civil
aviation will provide the Department with the most
effective kind of leadership in fulfilling its important
responsibilities in this field.
With kindest personal regards, I am
Sincerely,
/s/ WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN"