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    "ocrText": "CONFIDENTIAL\nADDRESS REPLY TO\nHEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY AIR FORCES\nWAR DEPARTMENT\nWASHINGTON, D. C.\nWAR DEPARTMENT\nHEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY AIR FORCES\nWASHINGTON\n1 June 1945\n3\nSUBJECT: WASP Report\nTO:\nCommanding General, Army Air Forces\n1. You may think it advisable to release the attached report for\npublication. There was widespread interest in the WASP program and\nthis report shows an excellent result, both in the experimental and\nuse features - the record of the women closely paralleled that of the\nmen in rate of elimination, rate of accidents, rate of fatal accidents,\nhours flown per month, diversity of work, etc., and the report deals\nwith many previously unknown things about women concerning stamina,\nendurance, resistance to fatigue, etc. Also, the report tells the\nfactual mistakes in the Ramspeck Committee report and the reasons why\nmilitarization failed.\n2. If you decide not to release for general publication, I think\nthe report in any event should be removed from the confidential list so\nthat it can be sent, among others, to the following:\nas The CAA, who will have use for the data in carrying\nout its jurisdiction over civilian women pilots in the future;\nb. Each WASP, who should have the results of the organ-\nization in which she participated;\nCo Schools that are giving courses in aeronautics open\nto women, some of which have already stated credits will be\ngiven for the course at Sweetwater;\nde The American Medical Association, because of the medical\nfeatures of the report as bearing on women generally;\nes People who are writing books, either specifically con-\ncerning WASP or generally concerning women in the war effort,\nand have written in for background and factual material concern-\ning the WASP.\nFORVICTORY\nJACQUELINE COCHRAN\nBUY\nUNITED\nSTATES\nSAVINOS\nDECLASSIFIED\nBONDS\nAND\nIncl\nEO 12065, sec. 3-402\nSTAMPS\nreport\nAuthority DOD Directive 5200.30\nCONFIDENTIAL\nSept 9,1481\nBy DJH/TB NLE DATE 6/22/82"
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