EXECUTIVE OF FI CE OF TME 'RESIDE•T ntu• OF TIE UDIET \A}.Y

•UM llGTOI , O. C, u llarcb 17, l94J, • •

FOR 'DI! PRESIDEllT'S P!&'lOllAL ATTEllTIOll.

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NATIONAL WAR PROGRAM

MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT

Prepared b:r Bureau or the l)Qdget

s:x.cuttn Ot!ioe or tbe Pre•l.4ent

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II. &eronautioal Pragr.a • ••• • •••••••••••• ••••••••••• 2 m. AzS¥ • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 IV. H&Y7 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 v. llllr'Cbiant Sbippillg • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • lli

VI. war Dldu.ltrial. Pacil1t1.. . ........... ·. . • • . . . • . • • lS VII. Stockpile and Public Purcbaee• or Buie War

~tie• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 VllI. Seftn-Point Preer• for Stabilhaticn of Coet ot 11."t'irte • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • 16

Il. War P'inaneea • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19 x. Dome•tia rranaiportation •• •••••••••••••••••••.••• 21

XI • .IAbor and J&anpowar ···············•••••••••••• •• • 22 xn. . ............. ...... . 2$

llII • Progreea CJl,art,11 • • • • • • • • • • •••••••••••••••••••••• , )()

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.urcratt Prodllot1GD

11111tUT a1rcratt aooeptanOM 1n ,.~ t.ot.aled S,l&S3J 6,1&)1 _.. eobe+led. S,013 _.. aoupt..S 1n Jwy. row ctne bmber ao.pt.­- inDnued io li73, with "9J •ohedllled. (J'9Ca 2J Dbl.rt l)

A1!l Air ,._.

1'1rat.-llm airpl.me• ... land wt.al.ad 32, 706 ... Jan11&1'7 311 lli,371a 'llU'a tactical. 1.ot.iTe dlaV JIU"ll-1 t.ot.aled 1,697,000. (1'9C• 3, Ii)

l!&!l .uronautJ.oal Prccra

The 11&"7 i.d 13,l.U airplan• cm band cm '9bnarJ' lS1 S,'83 wre COlllbat. 11&"7 md llarlm Corpe .. ronaut1oal pereomal t.ot.aled )OS ,6391 19 ,600 wre pilot.a .

N&!l Ship CcnatruoUon

lfoT. 19"2 l&JS 219 S6

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CP91• S, 6)

n.c. Jan, l~ !2!!J. S80 S67 21io 291 61 li9

2,S26 1,613 (~ 7)

1Wnt)""ll1m ocabatant ....... i. ,,.... ocmpleted tar the N•'YJ' mr1Jlg the fint •nan WMlce ct tbll JHJ'1 2 aiJ'oJ'att C&ITUre, 3 a•nr1l1•17 a1J'OJ'att oarrien, 1 l'.igtrt Ct'll1.eer, lS deetro;rere, 3 HoOJ't ...-.ale, llld s eubmaJ'ine• •

lleJ'O'-nt Shiepinf

0!'08• 1a1ne 1n ebippq tomac• &ftilabl• io the ~tad Kat.1cae wre 2 .Ji U... tbl NJ)OJ'ted lOMN tar the ten -1111 encl1Jw ,.bzw.17 28. (~ lli1 olart 9)

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h'bnwz .uroratt. Product.ion

111lltal'7 .Ucratt aocept.cl in hbruarT totaled S,laS.3 cr 8S peromt ot the 6,la.31 •ohedlaled. '1'h1e wu ., incrMH ot laliO lllMM•, cr 9 per­OMt., orer the ,,.,,..,,. total . hbrua17 aooeptanoee ot oombat t11»• totaled 3 ,087' incladizlg la73 fOllJ'-.ngine bcmbera .

lhore&a• J..,,_,. hbruarT or IleOHUe

Baaber, la~ 3SS 473 ll8 Bollber, 2-cic1na 640 769 129 Bomber, l~ la91a 618 l2la P'ighter l,079 l,l.81a 10s N&nl reccnnaiaeance so la) -7 Total caobat 2,618 ),087 la69

Coanunicat1one , etc • )OI; 26S -39 Trenepart, 4-ensine lla ~ l Trenepart, 2- md l-«11. .3S2 ...q6 total tactioal ),288 ),67) .38S

Trainer• l,72S l,779 Sia Special purpoee 0 l 1 Qnnd total s ,013 S,laS3 lalaO

The •pool• ot aceept.el bllt andaliwred &1.rcratt decrMaed 9 peroent trom l,911 (68 percent tact.ioal) at the •nd or Jat1'&l'J' to 1, 7la.3 (66 per­cent tacti.cal) on FebN&l'T 28.

Glider acc91)tanc•• decreued la percent trm )07 (61 pero.,t taoti­cal) in J_..,. to 291. (8) peromt taotical) 1n hbruar7. Acceptanoee ~ hbru&17 wre 1aS per~ ot the mdler ac....,,•led.

A. Ail'pl!lm

OI .J4mal')' 31, U.. An!T Ail' Fer- bad CD lllllld )2 1 706 ftret.­lim ~ ... in- of 2,370 clarills tile -th.

On &and Jml>&J'7 T 1' p • ... -......... .. -.... ......, ~ ftotical.

Ccllbata Baeer 1 hH'fJ' l,"6 2,230 2311 Bmbar', MCl1m 1,628 l,8Sl 223 Baeer, l1lbt 6hl 789 lh8 F1ghter Ji.M\ li.667 2lli

Total ccabat 8,718 9,S37 819 ~"1ce Ccmbat1 -,..._part,

llM'f7 96 , 122 26 . Jledi• 1,076 l,llili 68 L1Cbt 12S l$O 2s Speo1al purpoH J,283 \.Ji21 138 Tot.al tact.1cal. 13,298 lli,J'l'li 1,076

'1'N1neN 11.0111 18.1\2 l . 29li Grand ~al 30,336 32,706 2,370

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B. Pveoanel or the .lr!il Ur rw-. fte aatift cktJ' •tnacth of tile .lr!i)' Ur hrOM, 1n01.udl.ng

peHOlmel .. iemd tr. ..u.r • ..no .. , toUlad 1,697,000 ... 1'ebrlar7 1, 19"3, .. ccapared with l,S88,ooo cm JMllAZ'J' 1 - m ,,._, ... ot 109,000.

lan;S .. . .lctiw DuV Strength

~· J111-..,. tor Jm. 1 '111>. 1 27.3 Oroupe Dl-- Deo . 19L.1 otticere

Pilot.a .34,191 .37 ,900 .3 , 709 59,.31D B<Dbardiere 5,868 5,6119 -219 6,587 Jl&Tic•tcr• 4,.399 4,214 -185 8,0.34 axsenva 696 724 28 1,157 BngiMer• 2,425 2,7.39 .314 4,9.30 Ollnnera and ..-it peraonnel 851 1,091 2liO 1,996 t.!ateorologiata 886 906 20 .3,.348 C<mlmmicaUma 1,586 l,7Sli 168 2,8ol Photographic 49.3 S44 51 1,406 Other 50,807 52, 891£ 2,087 6.3,599 .lNiD>ed tr..

28-'·~ n .$61 othlr branchH J ,129 12.m Total otticere 1.)0,6.34 1.39,976 9,.342 225,9.39 .lYi.&Ucn C&deta • 94,00.3 97,720 .3,n1 99,.32.3 lnliated - 1,08),319 1,142,.319 59,000 1,.322, 7"8 u•iened rr.

oUl9r brlnohH 2'70 cnJ. 316.8(1 16.917 792.080 Total enl1a ted 1,)6) .2~ l ,"59,170 95.917 2.114.828 Total .tnq Ur Forcea 1,587,890 1,696,866 108,976 2,Wio,090

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On J'9brur7 l.5, ti.. ....,. NPCl"ted a total or lJ,lU ~· on land. ot the•, 5,983 wre tactical caobat tniee - an 1ncreue ct 499 tactical caobat t)'Pee al.nee J&ma:r"T l.5 .

On Hand JebruarT Jan. l"r. "11. " ]):IOreaae

Tactical C<llbat Scc:azt bcm.ber ••••••• • • • • • • • 982 l,ll.l l.59 Tor-pedo bmber ...• • ••••..• 613 702 89 Patrol baaber (2-eng. )t ...

Boat .................. 833 886 53 Lmdplane ............. 122 218 96 Patrol baobar (Ii~• ) I

Boi&t • •••••• • •••••••••• 50 62 12 Lmdp1- ............. 58 62 24 a>eww.tion eca11t ......... 1,585 l , 57!5 - 10

r.lihter ................... l .241 l.317 76 Subtotal ..... · . .... 5,li84 5,983 li99

Tactical Non-cc.bat Util.1t7 • • ....••.. . .••.•.•• 230 234 4 util1t)' (multi-engine) .... ls 96 0 Tr&m'p(ll"t • • • • • •• •••••••••• l.5li 6 Transport (1111 ti-«igine) •• l.50 176 26

Bmtot.al ..•••••••• 624 660 36 Tra.in1Jll

Trainer, PriM.r7 • • • • • • • • • • 3,012 ~,172 l.60 Trainm'", adYanced ••••••••• 2-816 ·-298 453 Subtotal .......... 5,857 6,470 6lJ

Blfi!rimmrtal. ••••••••• •••• • •• 29 28 -1 Grand total ....••• 11, 994 lJ,J.41 l,147

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B, Pereonnel

U.. aou,. dut.T n.r.ngth ot the 11&"7 and llarin9 Col'Jl9 111lltu7 aeronautical. peraonnal on Januuy 31 aa )06, 000 u ccmpaNCI with a ~t through Septtmbar JO, 19'di ot S77 ,ooo.

llelJ>ire- Active Pilota and cadeta 'J'.Tpe at P.raonnal manta !Nt7 ...,. - ~h1 9-JO-bla 1-31-43 Jan. 19L3- Jan . 19 ~

Pilota1 Otticer1 38,930 18,623 1 391 lnliated 3.Sl9 911 s 62S

Total pilota 42,469 l9,6oo 6 l,016 cacs.ta - - 806 33,6S3 Non-Pilota r

otticer1 l,SS1 8S6 l .34 JD\l1I ted MD S7.l98 32.011 - -Tot.al non-pilota S8. 749 32, 927 l •-u,

Total tl1gbt 101,218 S2,S27 813 .34,703 Non-Flight

O!tiC81'11 28,0)6 22,60S - -Bllliltad - Wl7.S20 2)0 .S07 - -Total non-!lifht 47S.SS6 2S3 .ll2 - -

Grand total S76, 774 )OS,639 8lJ .34 , 703

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Del1!!!7 or ~t 'ftle ro~ Wble ai-. dellftl'iee md prodlact1ca ~ or

Hleoted OZ'dnanoe •t.er'Ul.

DeliTWiea or Selected Crittoal ~ ll&teriel• (Jncliidee DJ-• ild lild llhJ' tt-9 Procw;cf Iii & Anlr)

Deliftl'iee . Prodwlti« Itta ...... .......

~::~ Year 1-1-1.2 to l9la 101i2 19b2 12- 11.J.1

411'-rt Oun, 20lll 7 ,bh6 7,688 7,~.3 61,98.3 :U.0,998 Oun, l'lla 7SO 1,153 547 6,$$1 19,080

Antiaircra.tt OW\, 9Clllll IUS $80 $67 3,32$ 8,)72 Oun, 40.. 1,$32 1,606 1,5'0$ 8,912 2$,5'0$ OW\, )7'11a 215 200 22$ 2,070 4,~)

Caat>at V•hiolee . Tank, l.1gbt c1 ... ~t>

l,:'J 2,)22 $09 10,70) 2), 726 TW, medium {J.eei arm&11ent) 2,$26 1,613 :U.,046 .38 ,$82 . utw..., .

Oun, lS!iia (H.S., S .P., and on) $6 61 49 8/40 1,761

Oun, -,_ (A. T. ) 219 240 291 1,35'0 2,l.67 Oun, 3'7llD (A . T. and S. P. ) 1,$)8 1,$66 1,036 :U.,$63 24,ll.7 Howitser, 10$m (S.P. and

field) '· $09 $21 )17 $,601 9,27$ llall1tser, 7$lm (S.P.,

field, end pad<) 401 683 454 1,996 6,106 llortar, 6'-. md 8lla 600 l,95'0 l,m 10,441 37,$73

Smal.l A.-Qarand ritle 80,200 90,200 1114,660 7$8,9ll 2,498,70$ Other ritle•, cal •• )0 & • .303 129,020 1$1, 77.3 169,20$ 90li,690 $,206,394 llaohioe gun, oal • • )0 38,767 ~· 7.32 . 34,$29 3:U.,8)0 5'08,899 )lllcld oe guo, oal. .S:O 40,247 ,341 41,072 )li7,077 98$,lbh

D1•tribllt1oa ot stoollll

The to~ table •bow tba dietl'illatim ml lellae ot Mlectecl ordnano• it.. tOt th• period JU1T 1, 1940 to Mrua17 1, 191&3 traa etoollll on band at tba beg1na1ag or ti. period pJ.118 dellnrie• dar1nc tba period.

Dietribution ot Sehctecl Ol'dnllloe rt.em Jlll:r i; 15Lo to "9brllu7 i, 00

IHaed trmeten Dl Item to to...,,., Stonge o. s. 1-d- in

IMM, etc. 11. s . .Uroratt

Oun, 2Qm S,376 26,7U 33,7SS Oun, 37m 4,336 s 2,))6 AlltJ.aircratt

Oml J 90lllll 2,12s SS3 557 aun, 4<m 5,910 l ,651. l,81a7 Oun, 37a l,411 542 645 Ccllbat Vehiolae

tank, light (lae• ....... ) Tank, Mdi,., (laee ar110r)

5,581 5,218

5,709 582 7,118 8la

Artill!l'l 0an, lSS- (e.s.,

8.P., and new) 817 lJ8 70 Gun, 75- (.f.. T. ) l,337 149 4 °""• )'I'm (.f. .f, and 8 .P.) 14,191 923 l,610 Haritur, WS- (S .P. me! tield) 4,716 6)0 1911 Harihar, 7S- (S.P., tiald, end paolc~ l,36) 792 364 llcrtar' 6c-. and ba 14,022 ),680 l,81i2

a.au .f.JW Q&rmid rifle l,034,805 163,553 )),962 Otlwr rltlN ( oal • • 30

mid .)())) l,898,003 2,0Sli,~ l6J.,460 llaohine gun, oal • • )0 170,06) U8,90Q i:i,073 llacb! M glUI, oal • .50 216,7S2 98,456 ,91il

Total

~.81a 6,6n

3,2)5 9,411 2,598

ll,872 12,420

l,025 l,490

16, 724

5,SllO

2,Sl9 l9,SIW

l,2)2,)20

4,114,408 402,~ 420,

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war CcmtnacUcm PJ1iw bf tlle Cc!p• ot !!CiDMn

n. Chat ot DlgWen bU authcr1Md 19.0 b1ll1oa tor 7,682 -a-7 FOjlote undm' 1t.a 'l'ar Ccmt.nict.1on l'ttctW 1n tlle U. 8. rt baa ot.ber pro-CJ' .. ot CODllt.l'uot1cm, ma1nt..nanae, and real Ht.ate aoqu1e1t.1on t.ot.aliDc 11.s b1llloa. n. at.at.• ot all.._,.,.. job8 ot t.ba ar ec...t.ract.1cm Pucx-1a aet. tarth below. .luthcr1secl 111nor job8, to~ t490 aill1cm, ar. not 1nolud9d.

St.at.118 ot tba .... Comtnct1cm roo- (Kajar Job• !!llz) . Jllll!!l'l )l, -

.1.. Bl 8!Ap! ot ~t1cm

St.a tu ,._er .... - rw<"Gmt. .... Proiooote Oo9t Tot.al eo.t

Ccmpletad 1,179 IS'. 92/i. 29$ ,ooo 69.9 Under oonatruot1on S79 2,Sl7,3SS,ooo 29.7 Not at.artad 32 )8.SIJl.000 Ji l,790 18,48o,191&,ooo 100.0

B. Bl TlPN ot Work

18t1Mtad C:O.t ' Conat.ruot1cm ~ I f1pe l' or " • or con Dollant Tot.al Dollare " o 2S SO 7S l 00 . . .l1r ,....... l'&ciliU.• 12,396 28 12,091 87

Oroomd Jl'orce P'&o1lit1N 2,42S 29 2,)02 9S Storqa and Shipping Fac1lit1.e• 932 11 916 9S

ll\dm tr1&l Jl'acil1-t1•• 2.727 32 2.443 90 .

Total, Jan . )l 18,48o 100 t7,7SO 91 'l'Vt&l, Dao. )l 8.1&6 7.<o2 90

:incr- • 94 • 248

C1T111an •P~ on tile toregol.DI J>hlC•• wu S38,072 Jl81'110'18 on JlllllAZ'J' )l - • deonu• ot 68,66) cNrlns J8ZfD.U7 •

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Thi Ht.iated in~ in tb9 actift dlatT •trlrwth or tb9 4rflll cluriJll

l"lbru&1'7 - )38,000, brillg1Jlg tb9 total to 6,2lJ,000 CID P'ebru1u7 28,

M. l l"lb. 28 l"lbn&JT Appl"Oftd t or .1.otG&l Blrt.illatld InorMH Dec. 11. iot.1

Ccmai11ioned otticen 397 ,Ll£) 427,000 29,SS7 67$,000 Drrant. & tl.1cht ottioere 1J,J.6l 16,700 3,S39 !lnliltld met It MllOteff S-370-?SS S-7ll-OOO 340-Zl&S 7,SJ3,000 SUbtotal S, 78l,JS9 6,154,700 373,.341

Uw7 llur ... Corpe 21,$76 2),700 2,l.2la • ..l. • .l.C. 21 .$82 )4.100 l2.Sl8

Total S,82la,Sl7 6,2l.2,SOO 387,98)

C<m:lieeionld otticere llDd 11\lllted .., oHreeu at tb9 begiming ot

lllrch 1943 wre eetimated at l,lli8,000, Ill increue ot 6S,ooo Clftr hbr11-ary l.

Dapoaition or .lctift Dutz Ccm1111icn1d otticers and Dlli.ltld 11111

Jl'lb, l Jl'lb , 28 l"lbni.1.r7 Actual !ltiatld ~

.l.rrq Ground Force• in U .s, l,797,0)) l ,9Jl,l00 l.34,067 ~ .l.ir l"orce• in U .s, l , )62,)81 l,b79,400 ll7,0l9 Serrlce• ot Suppl)- in U.S. i,o7b,Sn l,l)l,bOO $6,829 0..l'llll&I i ,oe3,03S l,lli8,JOO 6S,26S DI •hiPI 28,09b JS, JOO 7,206 DI staging areu 78,266 67,700 -10,S66 In dllt .... -di Jbb.818 Jbb.800 - l8

Total S,768,198 6,138,000 369,8o2

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Cc!pl!t.1C1111° ot !!&!7 v .. ..i. Tl!Wlt;r111n• ocabat.ant. n11 .. i., 8li patrol aratt, 23 ll1m -ei..,

and 16 awd.liariN --. reported u ha~ bNn J>llp1~ oc.plated and8' tbe ll&T)' ebip cmat.nlcU.OD propa dar1Jlg tbe tiret ee-. -Im ot t.b18 ,. ....

~z!?i.Remtfik»# 2£00'1 c

'9b. 2), tor tor l9li2

Combat.ant Veueler B&ttlHhipe 0 0 2 b ilrcratt carriartl l l l2 l 4uxil . air. carr i•n 2 l 62 17 HM,.;;. cruiaen 0 0 b 0 Litbt Cl"UUel'll l 0 8 8 Deetr079r• 8 7 132 81 DeatrO)'V HCorta 0 3 292 0 SUlloar1nN b l 60 3li

Total. ccmbatante 16 13 572 116

Patrol aratt S2 32 l ,o6) n1 ll1ne ftHela lO 13 li98 272 4uxil1ar1• 30 lS bl3 210

Noter Table include• Iand-I.eue and c011Yer a1CD11.

statu ot CC1111tnictie11 ot Select.d Ha!l VHeele

Q\ '9b1'11111'7 11 there ftl'll l,J.6b UDCOllpl.eted -batent ftRela OD order md tar 899 no conetructicn Pl'Qll'llO Md bee reported. ~

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T7P9 lot. Dell•. d l'nll-l - 31"""3 ..... I "°' 1:.-:i

B&ttl.elllip 11 S" 0 3 .u.roratt cvrier 35 8 s 6 .lmd.l. air. carrier 99 73 0 8 tar&• andaer 6 4 0 0 flMT7 arllller 25 l) 0 8 L1gllt aruher 42 18 l 11 De•tro;yer 263 117 1 45 Submar1M 183 101 lS 21 De•tl'O)'C' Haort 800 560 9S 82 Total ccmbat l,461i 899 . 123 184

Patrol Cratt I Submarine ahUer 681 169 105 166 Ccrntte

2~ ~ 0 0 Motor toro. boat li1 33 ll1ne Cr&l't I

ll1ne -per 200 )8 52 41 Motor mine ._p. 319 lS 19 56 ll1ne i.a,.r 2 0 0 0

Note1 Table includea Lind-Leu• and con.,.niOM. "Werk auepended.

llarit:IM ec-1aaicn Ccnatruotion ot Raftl ili Trwportii and cor...U:;.

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l 0 6 5 6 3 2 0 0 2 5 5

25 34 ~ 14

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108 74

86 69 0 0

21 58

42 12 9S 8o l l

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35 l2 9

76

86 0

45

lS Sli 0

F1ft7 air tNMporte (awdllar:r airer.rt aarrian) are to be built tor tbt 11&"7 b7 the Jllrit!M C-1ae1cn. ()I JUJ11AZ7 31, 1943, l<Mle had been Wd tar n1n• ot the•• tnn.porte, and 44 are •ohednled tar dal1'Nr7 :l.n 194).

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'1'h9 llarit.1.M C-1n1cn bU ~q ~ ocatract. tor ti. -ti.aot.1cn ot 69 -U... tar t hl ll&TJ. !111• ...-.... M7 be 1.D­oreuad to 100 a tar.

NA-fT, llar1m Corp. and Ccut Oaard Per-1

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'1'h9 total acUn mv 111l1tu'7 peraomal ot tb9 Nav, llar1m Corpe , .,d Coaat Guard -. l , 723,855 en l'9lmlar7 lS, 19143 - "" 1noreua ot approxiaataq 85,000 1n the )0 clqa juat. prior.

ort1oara atl.1.atad Nure .. Total Pera cm al

!!!!l R~I 22,698 3lJ ,21Ji l ,327 337,269 RHerft81 - lOS,385 872,S49 - 960,027 ·- 1.% i. .lS8 2.091 5,703

Subtotal 129,628 l ,189,951 3,420 l,322, 999 llar1nl Corpe

Regular• 3,961 98,9S1 - 102,9~ R8HrY98t llln 10,602 142,0)6 - lS2,6)8 ...... 23 - - 21

Sli>total lb,S92 ~o.m - 255,S85 Cout Guard*

Ragulara 2,582 27,667 - )O,~ aa1arw11 .... 3,200 lll,293 - ll.li, 493 ·- 28 SOl - 529 Subtotal 5,810 1)9,461 - 14S,2n

Grand total lS0,0)0 1,570,40.S 3,420 l , 723,855

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0&1Jw 1nd I.oeau, Ob1ted ll&Ucna

re.- tba Wll-ir period prior to h bnw7 28, 19113, ll'08ll &ddit1cm ot 3,139,000 dirt . to tba _.ohant n .. t ot ti. lt>ited 11aucna •"oaaded tho :repcrted lo•u bz 1,828,000 dirt .

.... k Jin"'-"" 0&1m LoaHI l'Mk Jlnmnor 0&1m I.oeau Dao. 27, 1942 269 J.Sl Jin • . ) , 191&3 liBI. JS) Jin. 10, l9IU 217 167 Jan. 17, 191.) 29) la. Jan . 21;, 191i) 213 79 Jsn . )l, 191i) )70 107

hb. 7, l9IU 179 llil hb • lli I l9li) )lS l3S hb. 21 , l9li3 )03 92 hb. 28, l9IU li96 J.82

Total 3,139 l,3ll

Oroea .1oee .. reported betwml December l, 191.l and hbruary 28, 191&3 totaled l3,lil6,ooo clwt. or 1111 anrage of abclllt 206,000 dirt . I*' -ic u cc:mipared with l)l,000 clwt. per -. .. le tor the ten-it period shown a'boft .

oroaa gaina ot l2 ,n1,ooo dirt. , "" the other hmd, •'fW'"led 197,000 dwt. u ccmpe.red with 3lli,OOO clwt . per -...k ror the•- ten-ic period.

l net loH of 6391 000 dwt . bu accrued since Deoeber 11 191.l. 1'11.a amcunta to 11189,000 clwt. lees t lMln tlw Mt gain tor the ten--'* period anal:ywd abaft •

ICerchant Ship Deliftri .. bz u. s. Sbipbuildere

Dur1n8 February, 96 dry carso ..... 1., totaling 1,022,000 dirt . , lllld nine taallara, total.U. J.521000 dirt . , wre dellYerecl bz u.s. ahipbuildere­• total ot lOS ...... 11 one! l ,17b,OOO dwt . ft9 J~ clllll-..ri• _.. 198, 000 dirt. laaa than tbia. JUlll&l'T acbadulaa oallad tor l,li02 ,000 dirt. in hbr\l.U7.

VI. 1IU DDUih'RJAL FACILITI!S

.l tot.al of lJ,989 'ml' 1nclutri.a1 plant QPM111an8, pabliolT lllld pr1..at.e1T tinanced, ooet1Qs 118.S billlca, bad bee 111111owed 117 .JaDarT l, 191&). ~ _. a net inoN&8• ~ Deoe.ber ot 48S QPM111an8, NU..t.ed to -t t:J,26 w1111ca . Tl!a major in-_.. t4J w1ll•ca in ebipbuildilla:, 1311111-llca in airor&tt, and l20 llillica in olwaio&la (princii)&llT tor t.i. produo­tion or butadj.-). b lu'gHt deoreaae _. '28 w1J.11ca in aploeina and ...... ling.

The iwt inoreue or publio tund oCllllli tmenta in Deo8ber _. tS8 w1J.lica.

war Illduatl'ial racu1u .. nn .. oed w1tll Public and Prlnte JPlmda !lllllb•r ot Plant !XpN!aioiw and 118t1mated eoet (lfilllom or Doll.an) .JatrU1°7 l, 1§11)

Tot.al Public l'lmda Prlftte rlmda TJPe at Produot ll\Dlber

...... lllmbet-

...... limber

...... Coet Coet Coet

.\1.rcr&tt l , l.00 U ,078 Jll t2,86S 789 '213 Ship coMtrllcticn & repair S9l l,946 207 l , 866 J84 80 C<llb&t and motor T&hiolea J96 474 70 406 J26 68 OIWI 7Sl 912 207 823 SLJa 89 -'->nition, etc. l,119 l ,172 310 l ,060 809 ll2 Eicploai ne and aeNlbling 148 2,789 82 2,778 66 11 Iron and a teal 1,963 1,810 233 1,286 1,730 524 Non-fen'OWI •t.&la S99 1,)41 108 l ,* 491 291 ll&China t.oola 1,338 28o 190 lSS 1,148 l2S Jil&chineey and equipaent 2, 038 7)2 319 4S2 i ,n9 280 Cbeicala l,J27 1,464 770 l,l9S SS7 269 ~trola• and coal prodacte 227 S66 40 231 187 33S J.!iacellaiwoua manutaoturillg 1,126 42S lS2 2$4 974 in Non-utaot~ 2.081 1.49$ 67 274 2.-014 1.221 Total lJ,989 118,484 2,2s1 itJ,l&,69S u, 738 13,789

Note•• voai projeota ooet111C 1 .. u.n t2S,ooo are no'w'ed. Pllblio ccmal.U.nte tor pw-ahaa• or p ,2 bUllca of ll&Oh1ne t.oola are excluded. Himber' ot plante 117 prodlaot P'V'll'9 do not add to tot.ala •- ot ~ lioation ot tacUit1ee bet.wen prodliot grovp9.

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Sixt7'-t.llne J*'omt or U. tiJ,, 7 bU.Uon PNP• or wr in&etr1&1 plant ap&81ona tinmoed b7 pmlio tlllld9 .. in plaoe en J.,uar:r l, 191&3. ......n­tion plant.a,........_,, ~Uon with 83 paroent 1n pl.aoe .

'!'1Pa ot Prodllot ...,.or in. Conatruotion 1n Pl.&oe one Coat ·- ..

~, ~ ,,, ~ . . • Urcra!t JU 12,865 $1,650 S8

Ship oonatrucuon 207 1,866 l ,l&JS 77 .. d ...pa1r ec.bat and motor 70 406 309 76 nhicla• a.- 207 82) 620 7S -'-">ition, etc. )10 l ,06o 881 8) Bxploe1T• and 82 2, 779 2,23s 80 aaa.blinl Iron 111\d .teel 233 1,2~7 Sl9 liO Nonterroua mat.al.a lo8 2,oso r

SSJ SJ llach1ne toola 190 lSli 106 69 J.lach1nel')' and 319 kS2 278 62 equi.Jmmt C'-ioal.a 770 1,195 363 JO Petroi.111 and 40 2)0 30 13 -coal product.a

lS2 2Sb 140 SS W.ac. unu.tact.Ul'-

1ng

67 271. 7S 28 NCllD&llu.f'&cturing

Total 2,2$1 $14,69$ 19,194 6)

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m. 8iOCUDa AID PUBLIC J111!C81• '11 llt.llIC WU OCIMl>ltm

""'\ strategic Md oritioal Mt.eriW - plll'Obuad bJ' the OoHIWt1

(l) tor •toollpilH to be med cmlT 1n - ot ID WllDCIJ' with rupaot to tho 8P&oit1o it.. oano-.IJ (2) tor atoollp1lea to be ni.uecl cmlT bJ' 'IPllJ Md (.3) tor reaala to 1.ndDatl')' CU1TCt:b' upcn raoaipt. b tol.loring

tabla abow8 the atatu ot •ala oted it- u ot P'ebraar7 13, l5llU 1

._._ Piii omt of Pvobue Pro~ lllit --*' 17 Of'J' c-u.v ot JIQrcbaH ])rftato17 DIOI'- :rn-

MM m'e PrccrM P'ab. JJ , Sino• Sine• l'Url 191..1 l-16-.1..1 llal'bol"

AntiacrJT, Mta1 Tom 27,000 ~ ~ lli$ Chlo• ON 1,000 1.t. l,9SO 1 21 J)!eemcSe, indu. 1,000 carat. 22,140 2s 3 22 J)! ........ di .. D1u 30,SOO 26 0 lS 118llgmta8a ON 1,000 l . t . .3,300 28 -1 lJi llanila tihar l,000 bal•• 2,037 6 0 - l l/el'CU17 1'l&alc8 10.3,600 32 .3 27 111ce Tom JJ,8SO Sb 2 .31& Hie al Tom lS,ooo* s 0 s H1trata ot aoda 1,000 tone 1,700 (IN 0 - l Q>1• 1, 000 pounde 640 37 0 37 Quart• oeyata1a 1, 000 pounda li,000 82 2 liS Qu1n1na aulpbat.e 11000 av. oa. 12,liSO 67 0 8 Rubber l ,000 l.t. 1, 900 16 -1 - l S1lk 1,000 ball• S0-100 13 0 s Tin, ret'1nad 1,000 l.t. 307* 20 0 Ii t'llnl•tel Tom 30,SOO 2li 3 - l Zinc, Mtal Tom 160,000 .31& lS .31& Zinc conoantratu Tom 700,000 21 3 11

*Part or all ot We -.t CGMiata ot l"ra<ICc-... ddAedld pzrobuH par - · **88. 770 tona •tared 1n Chila.

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A fin et.and en ..., .. and prioee b7 D1notar J11me• bu ccntribated

8ti>stlmti&lq to the uintenanoe or ttw etaM11aaticn progrea but d1d not

euooeed in bNMqr ott tlla •-cn•-nt tor hilher tars prioee. 1'be laok or an adilquata fie cal pnigru, preeeure fer s-nl -c• increuee, and ant1-

pr1oe control lagielaticn in Ccqreee .•till threaten the etabll1aat1on

progna.

A ccn!1dent1el arr report 1nd1c41,tae that the stab1l1sat1on progra

1s far fl'<lll be1qr Wlderstood b7 tht .blerioan public.

Pricee-coet of Li~t Living coat• rose 0.2 parcant ben- Decm­ber lS ilid January 1$,emallest acnthl;r advance since hbruar;r 1941. 01reotar Byrnes indicated his 1ntantJ.cn •to exarciee all the ponre granted b;r law to prrnnt any further 1noreaee 1n the baeio and euent1&l ooet of eubsia tence U ring • •

Pr1oea-Para1 Advance 1n farm pricea -.. t.porariq halted between January 1$ and Nbru&r;r JS, Price Adm1n1stratOI' BrOllll warned that ant1-pr1ce ccntrol leg1alat1on, such u the Pace &lld Bankhead Billa, "will juet ab~t wreck the ccntrol of food prices 1n the Un1ted Sta tea.•

Wagee and Salar1n1 The Wa;re and lleane rider to debt l.11111t legiala­tion r•cmi• iii1ii'i control•. The War ~ Board, 1n decliniqr to grant a general wage inoreaee to 65',000 mplo;reee 1n -t packiqr, reattizaed it• deterainaticn to etablliee g-ral wage rate• at preeant level.a .

War Ba>da 1 War bond aal.a• 1n hbruary totaled 9887 ailllcn.

Tau• t Preeident RooaeTelt urged Ccqreee to iapoee a •epec1&l war eupertii""'cn h1&h bracat inc:cae• and thus permit the. reec1nd1ng ot the t25',000 •alar;r lia1tat1cn impoaed b;r Bacutin Clrdolr . Wa;ye and ll9&ne Cclll­mittee continue• to wrangle OTer ·~-so• &lld bu not ;yet taQn up the revenue bill.

Rat~ 1 A cl"1ndl1ng eq:>pq of gooda 1s nidlnt 1n all ajor con­•- goo~laota. l!Xpan81on or rationiqr continua• with inatituticn or rationing of •hoe• &lld canned truita &lld ftl•tabl• and announc-nt of ..at, che•••, butter, &lld fate and oili rationing begim1qr April l .

Debt L1~tion1 A aall but increaaiqr decl.1.m 1n mortgage debt, u ..U u a~ liquidation ot abort-term debt, bu bean obHn9d 1n recent aontha •

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App op 1.atiom

1'raa Jllm 30, 1940 tbrougb P'ebruu7 28, 1943, Ccq:re.. made eppropria­

tiona and otber autbariu.tio1>11 tor war purpoHa UIOllllting to '223 billion.

1ppropriatiOD11 and . contract autboriu.tiona 1 !/

Ars:t ••••..•.•...••.•.•. ••. • Hny {1noludl.ng Coast Guard) Deteme aid •••..••......• •• ll&ritime Commiasion ••.••••• Detenae howsing ••••••••••• • Other da.!'enae actirltiaa ...

subtotal. .. .. ...... ..• .

l!lltiated appropri.ationa :re­quired be700d F.I. 1943 tor O(llllJ>letion ot the expanded

P.Y. 1941

tl3ol38 4 ,415 7.000

.469 ,420 .601

'26.043

F. I . 19112 F. I . 1943 Total In b 1 1 1 1 o n a )

.71.419 t42.091 tl26.6h8 18.934 20.451 43,800

y 12.033 .020 19.<>S') s .397 .122 S. 988

.6oo .615 l,63S 2,242 2.724 S.S67

IU0.62S t66.023 '202 .691

Na'Y)" • • • • • • • •••• • • • • • • • • • • • •••• • ••••• ••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • 20.soo

Ormd total o 0 0 0 o o o o 0 o o 0 O O O O 0 O O O O O O O O O O O 0 0 0 0 0 0 O I 0 O 0 0 0 O 122) ol91

}j Tho parte ot appropriations intended to liquidate prior ccntract autbariaati<IVJ are estimated and bave been excluded. .Amount• are sub­ject to future adjuataenta baaed en act.ial allocaticna o.!' appropria­tiona tor the liquidation ot oontract autboriu.tion11.

y Adjusted to inolude $600 lllillion indetinite oontraot autboriu.tiona tor lend-lease purposes, Pub. r.w 282, lat Seasion, 17th ~reaa, and '2.3 mill.ion apeoial fund.

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war Eqlenditure•

The total Federal expenditure• tor war purpoaea, :1.ncladins RFC

expenditarea, mounted to t6 biUicn :l.n Februar:f. Thia repreaanta an

annual rate or tn .3 billion u coq>ared witb 173.6 billion rcr January.

.ll"ll3' •• •••••• •••••••••••••••••••• NaV)" • ••••••• • ••••••••••••••••••• Reconatruction Finance Corp. . .•. Karitiae Commissi<11 •••••• •• • • • •• otmr ... . ................... .. . .

Total •. • ..•. • ..............

War Dl.abure-.ut• (11:1.llicna) During Year].;,'

l"ebru&rz Rate

IJ,2WI 2,002

211 22) )01

IS,961

141,912 2S,666 2, 726 2,861 ),869

177 ,274

war expenditur .. ror tbe tirat eigbt montlle or t~caJ. 1M1" 1943

totaled lla5 billion or an average ot IS .6 billion per month. An average

ot 16 billion per month rar tbe lut t"'1• montlll ot tbe fiscal year will

be required to meet tbe 177 billi"'.' expeiiditure eatimte •de lut Decm­

ber - an unlilcel;y :l.ncreue :l.n tlll lJ&bt ot preatmt rate•.

QroH Debt . Tbe groea' debt :l.ncreued IJ billioo cliring February to a total ot

'· $114 billion on l"ebruar;y 26, 1943·

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I, IXlllllTIC 'DWBPOtTATICll

1'be •jar actinu .. and prob1- relating to dmutia tranllporta­

ticn during hbl'UAl'T were u toll.oa 1

l. Tlw anrage daily dali ..,..17 ot petrolellll b:r rail to the But

increued l.S percent or 12,000 barrele per dq 1n Mru&JT '"•r a

ocmper&1?J.e period 1n Janll&J!7. Dar1llg the -JC 8lld1ng l"eb1'1&17 6, the

aTeJ'age daily -nt ot 8.38 ,.327 barrelJI repl'eHDted the highest

mark acbieved since tbe peak movement ot an aTeJ'age ot 856, 710 bar­

relJI per dq duriqr the week ending September 19, 1942 •

2. The all-rail ~t ot coal intc New F.llgland reached a ll8W

high ot 3 76, 200 tcne duriqr the week ending Febru&ey' l3 • llJ.-rail

~tll intc this district 1n February 119re 8.1. per0«1t heavier

ti.n 1n January.

3, DU'ficultiea continue on the West Cout, with heay;y railroad

tra!tic, clell\Y, and cangeetion at SCllle ;yards . The aouth119stern tr11J111-

ccntinlmtal line a are tactqr the worst operating picture. The d1t!'i­

oulUee in tbl.e area are due tc 1.nadllquate !'acilltiee u ....U u tc

tlw manpower and equipment dittioultiee encountered in other eecticna

o!' the country.

J, , The situation 1n the motor transport 1.ndutr;y 1a tightening up

perceptibJ.7 with respect to equii:mnt. The moet HriOWI shortages

thus !'ar are 1n the !or-hire branchee ot the inmletr;y. Snere and

groao1ng 1hortagee ot parts and manponr are being reported. Tb9

inability to repair fthiolea rapidJ.7, beoauae ot lack ot parts md

eldl.lad machanice , bu accentuated the fthiclA ahortage ,

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II. WICI! AliD lWIP<Jllll

DJrillg 1942, 8PJi"'X1&&telT S .Ulion - of the ..,.t mp].~ age­

group wre witbdram tl'aa the labor llllA'l.7 tor the -·d torce1. lleftrtbe­

le181 the &ft?'aga aiH of tbe total C1T111an labor"torce (1.e., pereC1111

aapl019d and thoee acti-..17 eeelc1qr Wlll'lc) duriqi 1942 appeare to lave been

maintained at •lightly bJ&her l.evele thm> ~ 1941, and total aipl~

increued b7 l. 7 llill1cn traD Deceber 1941 to Decemiber 1942. Tbe D1lllber

ot unemployad declined during tbe ;year tl'aa 3. 8 million to l.S m11J<on.

l!lllpl.Ol!IJ1t !6nle

The first indicator of tbeae change• 1a a net increue 1n the nllllll>er

of Di• and 1&1&.ry worker• •plo;)l8d in nonagricultural eet&bliei-tt1. DI

Dec:ember 19112, notwit.het..idiqi the 1ncreue 1n ano.d force1, there ....,..

J8.9 million 1n th11 1epient ot the labor force, a net 1ncreue of 2 .8 mil­

lion over the Deceaber 1941 level . Tbe largeet increuee were 1n 'manutac-

' tur:l.ng (2 ,1 million) and ,_deral, State, and local goverm.nt _1.,,_,t

(1. 2 million). The bulk of the gain 1n 111&11utao~ aapl019nt .,_ 1n

tho cklrable goo de group, 1n Whi.ch ll08t ot the war 1nduatr1e1 are concen­

trated. Decline• 1n •pl~t were outatand1ng 1n trade, CCll8tnaction,

and mining. The level 1n agricultural eplo,ment ._. ai-t 1tatic, while

1elf-eoq>].019d and dtm11tic.a declined durilg the period. Tlw•• broad

chan@:•• renect the ocnnra1on of mey plante to war activitiu. DI addi-

t icn, war worbre are 1ncreuilg frcm tr&111fer1 tl'aa ~ act.1viti11, the

abaorption of tJie unaplO;)l8d, the addition of new 1rtll'Ure to the labor

tore•, and re-entrmte to the labor ll&riatt .

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Laber !l!!pp1l

Thi dH ot the total labor toroe WU 54 w1ll1on 1n Dea.I>• l9lil and $).la w1111m 1n Decmt _. Ula, a m-aaa ot onloT 600,000 dNpite ti. 111.tb­dnal trm the labor llAZ'lalt ot S llillicm tor th• -d tcroea . Thi -podUon ot the labor t- oblncad dm1nl th• J'NZ', rafiaotinc a net in­cr.aa. ot 1.7 w1ll1CD - and 0.8 w1ll1cm JIOQtb8, particW.u'lT 'boJW andiS' the dratt -a••. Dur1Jl4I the )'Ml' tiler. ._. a net lllP1019Ct 1a1n 1n the IJ'OQP ....... 6S :JNl'8 ot ... 'llld.ch woald ncnal.q retire.

ilth0111h the labor INllPl.:r wu tound to etatt the uwd torCN and wr 1ndmtr1•• and to prannt a sharp daclin8 in the ci'f111an aOCDca;r 1n 1942, it wu not &C'ocwpl••had without the OOC11l"1'911Ca ot labar sbortage• 1n -• areas and a gltl8ral tightening ot the labor marlmt throughout the OOUDt.17 • .l........,. ot 270 1ndutr1al ...... at the and ot Ula •'--<I that 102 ...,... ware experiellCil:g cUZT«lt labor 8hoiUgN and tbat 77 additional ...... anticipated labor •hortagaa in 194). Thirtr-two labor market ...... haft alread,r bean designated b7 U.. War llaDpCOIW c-•uion u •cnt1cal labor ehcrtaa• ....... and no turther award8 ot war oontracta ar. to be •de 111d no CIU"l'lllt ccntracts will be r-d in thee• &NU it 1t 1.8 poeaible to place •uch contracts el...m.re •

Labor llobill!;z

Adequate etet1•t1eal _,... or u.. in.,.._d miobillt.T or labor, r.naotad in labor W'ket clang .. cUrilll ""2, - not aftil•bl• , llcacow, it s!l)uld be DOtad that, in additicn to the obanpa in the ocapoeition ot u. l.abar auwlT 111d it. indl&atrlal patten. wbl.oh haft ai....q t.em cited, tlwr. ha• been tldrq extcai.,.. aicrat1on ot 'Mlltcera trm - .,,.. to

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aDotbU' . Th1I 1a 1'9tl.ectecl 1n tht popal.ation utiaatH ot 137 oitiea

11h1cb .i- ............ 1ncreue 'betw.I April 19LO IDd April 19112 ot

2.8 poroct. HowYer, 19 cit.1• ei-.d mi 1Dcreue ot 10 peroct or

greater, 9 ot 2S peroct or greater, and ) ot )) peromt ar greater.

Since .lpril 1942 1 addit.ion&J. qrmite haft gone to tbHe o1t.1H.

Dicreu•d llObilitJ or labor _. neoH&ar7 to -t war producticn

goale and to ot!Mt tht witbd:r-1 or mm to the ~ toroee. 1be

anrage -~rate ot labcr turnawer (1 .e . , Mp&r&tiCIDll) in all -.u­tacturing •tablli'-nta in 1942 wu .....-J;r dcllble t.bat ot 191il. lxcept.

in sbipl)u.Uding, the current rates of turnawer tar war end ncnwar indua­

tries do net differ greatly. The current rate ot labor tv.rn°"ar 1• lair

1n caapar1aon with rates prnail.1nc during •arld 'lar I, and in De~r

the rate wu 20 percent lower ti.n ti. •-al peak rate tor Sept•ber

1942.

llont.bll Llbor 'l'llmonr Rate• (Separat1an11) tar 1942 P*ct0!7 •arare in Repreeentatin BatabUai.ent•

Rate par HUndred Dopl078d

8 ~

6 ~

4 ~

2 ~

0 J 1' II .l II J J .l 8

19112 0 • D

To redwle •W111ece•Nl'1" turnonr, - 50 labar ll&l'ket areu b&n

drleloped !arMl or intorul. tmpl079stt etabil1aat1on qr I lftte 'llllioh

&1a to reatriot nob twawvw .

Thi tollolriag .... 1n1•trat.1ft dnwlcis->te 1n the WI" ec11101- .... --1Md by ~ ot the Budget 9D' .. u at.elf 1n ocnatant touob with

tilt problem c1U .... eec1.

'far Produotica Board

1111 cb1et neut ot the 110C1th 1n 'IP8 wu thl cont.rO'fW"7 u to which would control - thl ·~ tbeai• ot till Production Vici Chlirlun or tilt material.a control apprceob ot the Prcgr1m Vice Chlirmln. Thi Serrlcee 1upported tho latter.

Re1olution of tilt 1uue in tnor ot tilt Production Vioe Chlirmall, who now bec .... 1 tho JtuoutJ.n Vice Chl:Lnoan, bH Mt tho •tac• tor another att.apt to NorganiH 'IP8 along llOl'I etteotin 11ne1. Since Ur. Wilaon and hil ant.ourqe are cc:aparatinl7.,... in g~, tld.1 adjuetmnt period 111111t be oloe•]J" watobed.

Thi 1c:be<lul1ng iaaue ii in part tbl e>ld queetion ot who get. whit wlwl. It 11 a tecmical problm ot t~ which ii ao related to :lndua­trial operatJ.on1 u to m&XIJll1,.. output.

Thi current epbuia on the •ec~ ot component.• aria .. 11.mpl;f from tho tact that •coapcmnta• are a 111d.t1 .. factor in ...,.ral Tital progr-. We can alwa;ra expeot that OGDpetiti111 tor output will be bctta1t for the it- in lbcrteet 1u1'Pl71 it ii here that the great.et CAN in echlduling and allocating output -t be exeroiHd.

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Actual}¥ there 1a no conrliot between •eobaduline• and thl Controlled Material• Plan . A baeic &111 ot CllP 1• to now materiala to plant• to -t prodllotion echldul.M fixed in accord with Sanic• pr~t prccr-, Thi ,.. t7pe ot •ec~• 1a •rel;r a 110re h1&hl;r retined t)'Pe ot con­trol ot output cbiefl7 ot it- prod11Ced beyond the pr:IM contractor in the production n ow. 1111 inatallation and reni-t ot CllP 1a oontinuiJW. During the month, a CllP queetionnaire rcni 11&8 el:l.llina ted wh1oh would bin C<D• in tra11 in<llatry at a r ate variouel;r ••tia ted at tr<a 3 to 12 llillion copi•• each •ix 110C1the.

Thi contl.nued diaputH betwnn 'IP8 md the Ser'f'ioH raia• again an important conaidlration. 117 ll:Doutin Order 902li, t he Preai d.nt directed

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t ho 'IP8 to rHoln oontlicte lmClll ditterent o>• •unte tor Mteriala Md • othlr reeouroee. n. porf- or thi• mt.7 - thlt - requeete

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haw to be d9nied and the 'IPB hu the cbllcatim to •e:r "no•. ~ Serri.cee han a r 1ght to 1Miat that 'IPB be o011petentJ.7 -d and to appeal ita daoiaiono1 . Regardleaa ot all thia, i-nr, the oomwaion ot U.ae ditterenoea of opinion into a public ·~ md cine-oat fiabt• can hardly Jll'OCIOW the ~ ot the war.

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Tbs contuaion dllrlng the llOrlth Cl\ Clllllponr, inoentiw p&1m111ta, nb-1idiea, price ccntrola, and credit hu •de the entire agricultural pro­cluotion program ditficult to gauge er to control.

The •at situation appears to be ~ pl"Ogr&Hiftl7 wone. .Lppli­cation of prioriti .. for the SerTicH and other special uaera ia a t.­porarr expedient or limited uaet'ulnHa. While elaughter permit and rati~ eyat.ui ehould ilDpl'O'l'e the CCl\dition uterial]Jr, other control• aro euential if the preeant dsoralised situation 1a to be r.edied.

Rati~ or proceued fruits and vegetables was begun during the month, and the preeent shortage will be eued to a alight edditional. extent b7 releue of -e canned huitl end wgetablH now held b7 the Aiw;r. Probl- ot suppl)' of rice, dair)' producta, and fats mld oila are prO'fill: difficult, and more rigid control.a are lilal]Jr.

The reorganiaaticn of Terioua perts ot AIJ'iculture, puticularl7 to care for itl ll8Wl' fl1nc:tio .. , 1e maldJlg a.- progren, al.though in~ CUN et a dieappoint1ngl7 aloir rate. .&gr•-nt• on operating relation­ahipa wra reached b)' .Lgriculture w1 th both t he Office of Prio"e A""1ni•tra­tion and the Board cf Eccncmic Warfare . .I. nllllber ct agr-nta of partial scope were attained with the War Prcductim Board in the fielde ot tex­til.ea, rtt...ina , order clearance, and raw Mtarial CCl\trol.

Tbs -Canbined Food Board• a .runoticna ccntinue uncertain in the new allocation prooe.W-ea set up by the Depart,.ant of .LgricultlD'e. JUdgins frCD recent developmente, it looks u though the Board'• activities will ~ lilllited and probab]Jr decline in importance.

Office ot Fore:l§n Reliat and Reblbilitation

Tba Otfic• ot Jl'oreip R•li•t and Rababilitaticn in the Deparlaent of State hU begun to organin itaalt for relief and rehabilitation in areaa occupied b7 our armed fore••· It 11 aotive]Jr planning a progza for Tuni.eia .

Relief and rehabilitation efforta are , bonver, be~ aarioue]Jr handi­capped b)' the oont1nuing CCl\tueion and unoertaint 7 u to poirara and reapon­aibWtiN of a llUllb•r ot qenc:l.H. It ia proving difficult, if not 111-poeaibl•, to dietincuiah •relief and rehabilitation actirttiH• trca

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I.end-l:Hee cirlllan auPJ>17 1llOl'lr: mid 1111' dnelopwtt PttlCl'W mo.d. There 1a thm no oJ.ear dolliM&ticn ot 1\mot.iona uq <l'RR~ ou.t., !ID', end the State DepertMnt proper.

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The etumbl1.ng etepe ot u. s. acenoiee 1n dM11ng with North .Ltrioan eCIOllOlldo problem dur1.ng the put llOllth point to t i. med tor 1'9detining adlllin1atrat1ve r Hponai bilitiee in the internaticnal eoonc:aio t:lald. statt won: bu been below m1n1- et.mdarde . Coordination lae not bem aohieved e1th9r 1n the t1.8ld or 1n waehington.

48 an ettort toward ~ areu ot ccntueicn end duplicaticn , the state Department bu eetabliehAld a Combined Cammittee on North .Ltrica, compoeed ot repreeentati ne trcm American operating ageMiee end the Britiah. Th18 cOllllittee 1a attempting to harmonise oporat1C118 and poll07 by reviewing and clearing all cab lee between Waehingtcn and North .ltrica. The Committee reate on a rather tanuOWI baeill 1 and 1n tact bu not end probably cannot 1n ite preeent term produoe real coordination 1n the f oreign programe and operations ot the several acanoie• involved.

Board ot EOoncmic wartara

Ch January 19, the Vice President iaauad an ordar to JL"C defining the jurilldiotions ot tha B!W and the RFC corporatia'le 1n negotiating and executing ccntracte tor ! creign procur-t and davelopmmt. The trans!ar to BElf ot personnel hitherto aq>loyed by Rl"C 1a now Wldar ~, but the RFC hae .. da a counter-proposal !or trans!ar of one corporation to BElr fer new develoi;cent activities, resa~ to RFC all axieting !araign activities. Thill proposal 1a WlB&tiafactcry to Bl!ll' and the aituaticn appears to be daadloclcad.

War Shipping Aca1niatration

Tha \far Shipping Adminiatration hae bean achieving 10ors ef'tact ive adjuetlllent o! tho ueo of Britiah and Alnorican shipping, particularly 1n the llorth Atlantic. Further ef'torta to improve shipping pro blame hilve resulted 1n the oreaticn o! a Price Adjuatment Board to renegotiate stevedor ing and repair cC11traoto where pro!ita eeem exceaaive.

FrictiCll between Recruitment and Manning and tl\e Utlited Seamen• a Service hu been d1m1nillhed by a clear demarcatiC11 or t heir reapecti ve program . l!Olrllver 1 no 1.mpro_,t ill apparant 1n the Division ot Tr&ining which ill still poorly coord:l.nated to meet the manning neede ot 1911.3 with regard to trained pers onnel .

war l.!anpol!er Commieaion

The war J.:anponr CClllllieeion ie now work1ng on the beet methods tor adlninietaring the 48-bour nek eetabllehed by executive order.

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llUdi ot the time ot mabera ot the ca1111.111on wu 8pmt before CCln­greaa in d!Aouaaing the dse ot the .._d toroea, tha opwation ot Seleotin Serrlce, and the oonditiona ot work in the l)Uted .stat.a 111pio,.mt Serrlce •

Tha request ot the eo-iaaion tor 12,454,000 to :lnor- th• 11&1-ariaa paid in the l'lllplccyment Serrlca wu untavorablJr repor1;ed to the Boule ot Reprenntatine . !"ailura to ulat tbia appropr:l.at.ion ~ oc:apl.1-cate m alreacl,y di.tticult mipl.Ol"19 tum°"er situation.

ottice of l'ar D>.tormat.ion

Q> February 19, the ort1ce of war Jntomaticn 1.Nuad a atatt order eatabl.1eh1ng in WaahiJlrton •eftD regionaJ. cllviliona to aid the Director ot Oftraeu q>eratiom in tormulat1.ng policies, developing progrua, and auperrlaing operaticna . Tba purpoM ot thia ordm' ia to eatab11 !!h oloear auperrl.a:l.on tram l'uhington of the °"eraeu operationa oarried on frclll New York and San Francisco and to maintain a clinot 11.aa ot reeponaibilit;y between pl.anning and production • .U a reaul t of thi• ordar, a proposal bu been initiated to aatablieh an OYeraeaa Bureau of Dltelligenoe in 1Jub1ngt<I\ to turther aid the regional cbieta and the operating buraaua.

Tba OCtice of war Dltormation iaaued an ordar providing ti.t all future Department ot Agriculture preaa releaaea would be cleared and issued by CllI. Thus Agriculture waa brought into the intormation pattern 'llllicb includes all war agencies and otbar agencies with the exception of tile \far, Navy, and State Daparboenta. 9fA-arrr. relations were diatinctly :IJOproved by a abitt in 01'1 intormation paraonnal, which prompted a daf:l.ni­tion of the reapectiva tunctiona of the two agenaiea, both in Washington and in the f'1 eld •

Office of Strategic Services

For the i;aat two montha, the 0Cf'1ce of Strategic Serrlceo bu been operati.Jli: under a clinotive ot the Joint Chiefs ot Start, designating C6S u the agent ot the 1Dilit&J7 services to perform llilit&r)' psychologi­cal warfare . CllI bu not relished the obitt in focus of thil branch ot warfare trom civil agoncy cmtrol to clinot 11111tary c ...... d. Dloiclental operational d1.ebarmon1.eo continua.

Office of Price Aa.1niJltrat1on

Silllultaneoua with the point rationiqi ot prooeoaed fooda, the OP4 ii exteniling price control and al.looaticna ot tood auppliea to reatauranta . Thia 1a done to prevent d1.acr1Jlination bei- individual.a who bu;,' tor i.... WMt and those who eat in reatauranta. Bado to tile develoimont ot toed rationing progrm 1a m &grMmnt aigned by the ~t of Agri­culture and OPA which authorise• the latter to control the al.location and now ot rationed civilian toed auppliea below the procaeaor J.enl.

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()<wrn lt7 dollan......S--tl prioi.nl bu ,_ been exWnd9d bJ' tlw OPA to approx\MtllJ 90 peroent ot all too.S.. lloet recent Gld dittioult ot the•• prog>WM 1a the free•inl ot prioea tor t:reeh truit• md ftga­tabl.e•.

D1 orclar to obtain better ocwpHanoe at the retail lnel, the <I'll. hu deftloped pJ.m. tor tlw utebl.iai-t ot a TOJ.lllltear prioe warden ~ to be aup8"'1aad bJ' penala in tlw local boardll. Thia PNBJ• bu tba double pirpoae ot -.pl al n1 ng <I'll. regul&ticm to retailare and ot repartt,. rlolaticna bJ' retail.are to the <I'll.. D1 coajuncticm 111 t.h 'IPB, <I'll. bu accoopmlad •'- rationinl with_........ to eillp)..t.tJ etJl,ea and U-.-a adaquatl euppli .. ot moderetllJ priced e'-8 •

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4. Canltruction Progre.. on Battl .. hipe and .Lircratt carriers

5. Cone truction ProgreH on Urs• and 119•"7 Cnlie ....

6. Construction ProgreH on U,ht eruiaer•

7. C0111Jtructim ProgreH on Deetreyere and Submarines

8. Canetruction Progre .. on Escort ve .. .i.

9. Cl&ina and LoeH• ot llerchant Ocean VeHela .lYail.able to the tJDited Nation.a

10. Deliftrlea ot llerchant. Ship• b7 U. s. Shipbllildere

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