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OCR Page 1 of 49THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 18, 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE PRESIDENT
The regulatory agencies are often called the fourth
branch of government. To the business community whose
activities are closely related to these agencies, this is
particularly so.
One of the major complaints regarding these agencies
for the past eight years has been the bias against business
indicated by their chairmen. Your appointments have gone a
long way to eliminating that bias and re-establishing respect
for the agencies by the businesses which they regulate. The
second and equally important complaint leveled against the
agencies is the sometimes unconscionable delay in getting
action. Particularly in a business venture, "justice delayed
is no justice at all."
Your budget proposals contemplate not only no increase
in the staffs of the agencies, but rather a reduction in the
staffs. This comes at a time when for many of them there is
an increased case load and when we are attempting to insist
that they act promptly on the matters before them. I am
concerned that a reduction in staffs will result in even further
delays in processing the applications and other cases before
the six regulatory agencies. These delays, in turn, can
contribute to business's unhappiness with this Administration.
I recognize the overriding importance of reducing
expenditures, but also recognize that the staff components of
the regulatory agencies are relatively small items. I urge
that when you review the appeals from the regulatory agencies
you relent regarding the steep staff cuts which you directed and
restore man day levels in these agencies to close to their
current levels.
Peter GMO M. Ananigan
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