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Vatred 6/11/46 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT LIBRARY bureau OF THE budget NARA AMERICA WASHINGTON, 25, D.C. JUN 10 1946 My dear Mr. Latta: On May 31, 1946, you advised this office that H. R. 4908, "To pro- vide additional facilities for the mediation of labor disputes, and for other purposes", had been received at the White House and requested re- ports and recommendations as to approval or disapproval of the bill. This bill may be considered as falling into two parts, the first part containing provisions relative to the mediation of labor disputes through the creation of a Federal Mediation Board, and the second part containing provisions relative to robbery, extortion, unauthorized welfare funds, prohibitions against the organization of supervisory employees, and union liability in the courts, as well as providing criminal sanctions, injunctive remedies and suits for treble damages against unions engaging in secondary boycotts, jurisdictional disputes and certain other activities. Facsimiles of the enrolled enactment have been referred to, and recommendations as to approval or disapproval of the bill have been re- quested from, the heads of the ten Federal departments and the six following-named agencies: National Labor Relations Board, National Mediation Board, Office of Price Administration, the Housing Expediter, United States Maritime Commission and the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. No replies have been received from the Treasury Department, Post Office Department and the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. The replies of the other departments and agencies are enclosed herewith. The Department of State, United States Maritime Commission, the JuNe Office of Price Administration and the Office of the Housing Expediter indicate that the bill does not directly affect their activities and that they, therefore, make no recommendation as to its approval or dis- approval. The War Department states that the bill involves questions outside the jurisdiction of that department and that it accordingly makes no recommendation with respect to the action that should be taken by the President on the bill. The Department of Agriculture points out that the bill specifically exempts any individual employed as an agri- cultural laborer and that the department, therefore, makes no recom- mendation for or against approval of the bill.