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April 10, 1944

Tho wid•lr ciroul&tod etory tMt Ullkie'• lfil­con11n dttMt e&n be bl.i.Md on th• lo!t)' pollclea he e1-pouald 1• a e1•••r hut unconYinc1nc pu.b11c1ty •tunt on t he part ot the Xorga.n "atooc:e•. I na in "1acon11n tor several dt-71 betor• the eltctlon, and heard o•tr •nd o•tr, in t•try quuter, that Will.kie elnpl.7 •• DO\ pe:r-1onally •cceptablt to the voiera .

'llillkie otill •~011 .. 1 the Will Street leader-1hlp o! tM Re;:iubllc&o. p&rtJ. PtopU ¥•• not torgotten, &1'1.eT . 11, that h• organl.Hd the o-n-1tb & Southern Corp. ror the •org11.ne, and r•n it tor tbem dur1ns the oJ.cht ylOl'I precodl!W b11 firlio try for tho PrH1dency • ! .. ryone 11 ·-· U-.at thia publio oalliQ> boldlnc -­•tnturt •• a coat.17 one to lnvaatora, e'ftn thouah Ct• lnl.1' rNl.1tt that the total me.rket .Uue ot Oommon• Nltb 8t Southorn co.on ~I ahrunk 98% t'Toa lta on~t11:e high ot $1,077,5-'6,496 to 1tl FHtnt CJ.cure of ~,150,413.

!Yentuall.1 the votero will discover that Dewey h.ae aucceeded ll'illlcie •• tbe whitt hope ot the Nt• Yark t'ir:&ncW lntereeta . K.eanwh.Ue th• ldalnlatrat.lon can t.a.ke no 1IOf't iaportent etep on the hOM tront than to give eome 66.I'nOst o! ita 1ntentioo to r.akt IYtrf rti10D tina.nc1.&ll.7 iode;i.cdent ot Be• Tork.

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Ron. 1'r.anklln 0. ROOMTtlt. PrH1dent or ~h• Ollited State• /,,,,,,1~ l!uhl.rigton, D. c. //7-

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WASH I NGTON

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FCi\ PREPA!IA 7I0ll or REPLY

i'Oi\ HY SI~UATURE .

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WASHINGTON

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L•t.ttr to t.bt P'r••ident , 1./ 10/ IJ. troa C)'Tvl taton_, Ttn.1.n.al Tower, Clevel&nd 1,., Ob \o fe Millk\e•a '"1e1con1tn dtfe•t. a.nd ttAUna that. De•q h.a.1 9.ICCt~td 'lllWkt• • • • bitA hopt or t h• tc.- Torie fln.anclel lnt.e~et.s. Or&•• A$11n1tt.rat.lon A&kt eve:y ret\oo CtD4nC1.il.7 \nd.,,tndtnt or .... !ork.

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WASHINGTON

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HOH. J. HACEH AL1,DREOOr;

I a.a 1end1ng 7ou 1ome l etter• f l'Oa 07ru1 £&ton. What do 7ou think I ohould repl7 t p tboa? Will 7ou

koop thio 1n oont1donoot

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) letter• d•tod 5/9/LL, ~/10/i l. •nd 5/ll/1.J. rroc (:yrup !At.on, c.o th• Pre.!lC:ent , in l"W • vollc•t10C) rued bJ" the ~rl lnctoo Ra1lroad •lth the tee ror approval or , io,ooo,oo:> or pr1Yftt e f 1n4ltlc«ng.

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Tour lett-er of !.!lov 10t,J; ltt..e &i•tD ne r,en&tied hope tor the future Of regiOMl tiMnCe . Al 7ou aay, much reutns to b4t don& to rake •Y~ry r iea:1on f1nanc1.il7 independent of iow York. Portunat~, 1 t can all be done euU7 end qu1ck11' one• the Ad&in11tr-.t 1or. point.1 the Wft)'1 tcYr I have tklked wit h enolwh StMtore &.od Repr eaentet.ives t o know th.at ua1\U'e• to de­O-f'ntraliui tinance "11.l M'l'9 at~ COflll"•••!on­al ""J'PO!"t .

B&ok in the pip!~ d~Y• or peace, I onoe told 7ou in per1on that I ~11eved 70u w0\11.d ha" t-o reatJ.n in ot'fice until tbe St. Ltwrenee ••t..rw.y nl tiniahed, no •ttA'r bow r•"1 tenia it took. I now be11ova you muat con ... tent. to stay not. only until tti.t. project ie OOl'lpleted, but e1ao un·tt1 the .r and peace art POrl, end unt.il rintnct..1 d..ocrecy baa bec0ttte & r&ct.

Siocerel.T 7our1,

Prtllident ot the Unit*' St.tea ~~ ~ Hon. h&nkl1n D. RooHYllt A~ Waehtngton, D. c. ~ ~ •

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tlaa\ • Otloi. be ten. ... to pttnn\ • d• el.laie U ih• Oo•enmout'•

0011.trttiutlon io blQ'1Ja& p01re.r un year.

Poll\loal oou1derat"1ona t.h.11\ .att be i.ak•A U\O a0-00Ullt. ln wort-

11118 out • progre. lD•lu.d• (•) \be dma:U t or Pl"OSJ"fll towu-d • bttJ.qoed

booldt••Pine budget. in tht ••tltm!ltea \4 be prttt.Dt.ff nan 1Uual"J, (b)

tht 4...wd tor .ON n.dtqv.t\t.e Old age 1-1ou.rlt7, (o) t.be dmand fol" ln­

ONDl&d /um tie.ae.tita, (d) tho wan.lne popul•rlt.J ot worlc relier.

Tb• tollo•tng 1Ug.8••~1one are deaigiied to (a) .. tn\Rin the Go'ftt.rri­

.. tat'a oontrtblat.loa, (b) .. ,, i.he d-.a4• tor old a,_. 110'\&l"ltJ' and

tuu. be.Detitt Uld (o) NCN.-ee \be bookk .. plng detlolt:

I - Old Mt S.mrtty

It 11 ueellt.1•1 nat the old age HO\lrl.tJ pf"OCl"tn llit OODftrted

f'rOll • denatlooa:')' to u HO:waicall7 eou.114 ODI, ... tl'Oa • polttlc:U

llebUlty t.o a pollttcal. aaeet. !he ree.l d..ud ln \he oountry ta tor

ol.4 a_gf pen•lona rather than old ap llll'.\U'anca. 87 \hi ead Of lllia

t l.'I billion. :hen under the proposed 11118DCl:u.12it.t t.bert •ill be an

addt t.looal t l500 JlilliOD aoorut.ng to \he t•tt rT• t\l.Ad in the cale:nde.r

yea.r 1940. A.n 1Bcoairia Adalntetretton will be lD • po•1~1on to iuuau.­

Nt• • uttoaal. Old ag• penaion p.la.a r1.auc.ci out or pe.)'?'011 ta:z

00U•otloo1 ud tb• aoeamlat-1 f\lod, .tucb wtll .,. .:>n \baa t2

ltWtoa at. th• '1114 or 1940. It ytll bt 1'bl• JO ndys• th• 'tx?okQeplpg

de(iClt riQ.oy.l dtS£!9!\J!6 Oourwpt say, •JHpdlt»rtt•

Tll.11 ..... '° .. io be • 41•tlact Po••1'b11-tt7 •Lae• reou.t

Poll• , • .,. ladictted that. or .u tn>9• or •J:Potodi tv•• old -c•

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P•••lODt are t.be .oat popule..r ud t .b.at • U.li! Onal Old age POllltiOD

progJWa Will b• o ne or the .oat "1 t al tat\iN ot t.he cc::a1.Dg • l t oilon,.

Ob-.toual.7. llere la a 0-aM trhe.re U.e Mlia1Q.11tratto1t ab-ould ••8\mll! tbe 1D.1t l•tln. In "1:&41 un calndtt 7•111' th• 1edsral Ocne~nt

Wi ll mlk• epp1'0pr1at1oaa or o•e.r t8>0 ll1.Uton tor old ac• • • O\U'i\7.

Te\ onl7 t300 ailllon • 1U aot\l.Uly be •JiPadK lb old age aatlt tazaoe

and taauro.noe pay.ants .. J'edereJ. appropr-iatlone ot t EOO alllton, plu1

t2co 111.Uton ot 1t11te oont.ributtoae, could rt11anoe an adequate AAUonel

old age peutoa progra..

A pl&A bu been wor~ OU\ al.ODS \AJ• Une tb•~ 1l'1ll PH••n•

U.. CODtrlbuC.01"7 prtnctple , &Dd 11 • •a1l able.

rt - 7•ra Bte•'''• A.ddittoo.al agricultural parity P•,..•t•, got~ out lD tbe 1pr1na

or 1940, wo\lld be pnrttoulnly well· tiaod t ron t he poi.Dt or •i• w or

otbor obanst• in the budget e..o4 ot tho requJ.~ente or recovery "'

that p e.rtod. Additlonal payae.a.tt d.tob Congr••• 11 l.1.kol7 t o • '>proprt1t1

could be ooupl•d vt\h tncree.ud. ian1 OD 1Jld1ndual 1».ec.ea ia U 1

atddl1 bnet1\e, ud on 11te.U>1.. Tlrt• would i..1n4 '° Nd;,1c. .. nnga

and H-1 l 1• a .. , 1d41 \1on \0 OOD.Mm!Piton..

m - 11n11roed Jtqu1,.,pi.

Addltlon&l J"fl11roa4 equlpmftn t would b1 (u.genily noeded iD tb1

e..-ent or tul'-ther r 1coyery or ln tbt l 'f'IOt ot wa.r. Tho 1u-pply or trtigbt

car•, tor 1xam;pl.1 , 11 nearly 700, 000 ~ow 1928. 'r.111 pot:tn\ial d ... n.d

CO\lld bl 111941 •OCU.41 1/!

(a) Ut.1 lou autlio-rtu\lOD or l'ilt RJ'C tor equJJmeJ:Lt loe.u .. re

1nonaff4.

-(tt) tb.• RPC would unounce \be t., tor • pe.rt04 eadlac 11.lDe 30,

1940, 0.D • qU1JINDt '° be dell'Hr~ befON .Tu.a• ~t 1941, it WU

prepared to IMke loee ooTering tbe t\L.ll coet of equLi;moat tor long

Mtu.l"lt.lea 19lld et • low rate ot 1..nttrta t . 7or th.!• o tter, i11tereet

p..,_All COU.ld ccm:tita.oe on l"UDll 30, 1941.

•Ch lOll!l.8 would b • ttaa»ctd out. ot the prootKI or RJIC gu.aru.t1K

obllcetion.e Md beoo1 would DOt be • charge on t ho budgeti. To tl:ie

t x11:at that 1norea.Hd 1xpendi turo1 •trt aecur1d ln tb.11 .. , • tiudg•t•ry

approprlatto:12.a (e.g., tor IPA) C!Ould be reduced Witbc>ut ••tdllzg •

deollae 1D \be Dtt OODtrlbution to WT1"8 p0wsr.

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l)pon the peetaa• or the pendln.g J1U aaendmente, reduce the me.xi­

... rate o'f llltereat on 78.A. im>rtg•&•• t'roa t'in peroe-nt to tou..r and

• b&lt P9l"c.ellt. ftta would mNA a.a tffHl-1 •• ra\.e to tbl bono-.r

or f1TI percet, ellowtng tor clle luuruc• pl"ellJ.-.. Make th1t cha.o..st

etttotl•O by bavlog the 7ederal National Mortgage A1t0a LotLon purc:ba8o

11U. 90rtgag·ee to 71•.ld three and • b.al.t' perce:rat inat••d or ibe pre.eat

rov &Jld a quan•r pel"oent. 'lb.l a would en\tlll no addl\lonal cba.rs-

oo tbt budget.

y - Publ Lo won1

Provide tor Ue oontinUl!l t i on ot aon-tader al publ1o tt0rlc• thrOugb.

loua and 1.D.teN•\ eub•idie•. retbeJ' \ban outrtgbt g:;rantt or prl.o.c1pel.

tD. t hil aa.:mer 11 ~11.Uoa. of' e.441\ional •"za>89!1tur•t oould be secured

at an U1Dual c.bar8* OD the bud.get or t 20 a.Ulion. lt \he loans were

aeour•d t roca \be R7C, or allgb.tly llOH lt tb.e loan• WIM raised la th•

open Wtftt't.

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Capitalize various existing revenue-)'ielding assets or the Ool'ern-ment and aubsti tute guaranteed for direct debt. Finance current expendi-tures on self-liquidating projects through the issue or guaranteed obligations.

, Conclusion

The above prog?'81D is believed to be poli tically feasible and eoonomioally desirable. It would obviate the daDger or a downturn in 1940; it would permit various popular d•ends to be met; and it would permit an approach to a be.lanced budget for the fiscal year 1941.

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Kmo:tu.ndum tor the President

Prom. Lsuchlln C\1.rr:le

Re-cn:tpl•i-• a.od thorough uild•rst.dlrc b•t•eu lccl•• and Norgent.hw

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Mrri.D•r lcol•• wrot• 'o J OU tut bo ~d Bob HiDokl_, bopM tO'U oow.4 ci;l•• l)t.lbor1. n:.,.r 9C&lt ec~to111t •• • 0&1141d.a\e 1lJ the tmo¢rat1o pr~ llil-.•in•\. ~iJ'cl. • You. tolG &o \0 .ound OU\. ecc.rti.-uA 11.\U'dOCk18 UI01t10D• ti.r•\·

Ji.urdo04 JMiO •l r•l.11 an11ov.uced publ1011 t.bat he wtll b• "' 04ln4Sdut• tor ~bl'.Hltor 41Goluot KillO•

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A• You IO\ow , Bob fllnckl•Y a.nd I ba•o been la.t•rea'\ect la the ••a.atorl&l outlook 1D. V\U . •• !Ml, 9.ftel' looking o.er the situation, that Delbert nr.per, Who he• bttn proaioent ror yaar1 e• • lawyer t n4 1n t bt pttrty orgo.n.izetlon, ~uld ttand tti. bett cha.nee or wirmlag la the prla:..7 ngaJMl. Klag. Drape:T, wbo la ln the late tortiet, I t~tck, ta •err btghlJ' r t111J'dtd . Rt be• • llberel Tl.-rpolnt . He hat btQn active tor me.ny yeera in the oraallizatlon and baa aen4td aa St•Lt Cbairan.

There ta one dtftlcu.ltr tn tbe t1Lue~lon. Congress.man Murdock who , •• you kncm, ha• an ex-Qtllent recol"d., Mt l?'dloettd t.bat he •1.ftht enter tb• prl•ry &lao. lt bOtll. be 1.ad Dreper •er. In, they would pl"OlMlbl.7 •pll t i.he TOt• 80 tb.tt. XlD,R would OOl!lt Lb.rough tuocouatully . On the other bend , tr W\l.l'dook ware to run 9gain tor th• Houae. "h•re be t• Talmbl• and ne-e4. and DHpe:- -.re left f'!"ftfl t.o C">flt.es'l. the pl'l&ary e.a•tnn KlnR, it would Mk• a 1-t-rong and, J bolieve, nuccessrul t1oket; . Fro:111 what I l(now or the altuat1on &nd t?'Oll 1u:ne,ying it reoe.nr;lJ', I • 1atl1-tll4 tbet Draper would. aUACS a auob t>.tte:r cbe.nce tban. Murdock ln l"'UMlnt agalD•" Klng lA the pr1M!'7, ~"teu­l1rly becauee Draper would. ho•• etr<>na•r orgttn1zet10D eupport aa,eln&t K1n,g than Xurdock •Ou.ld.

I felt t ehoul.4 let :rou kn01r., Tiewa end e.x­prt•• tb• bope tb&t you m.bJ' teol tree to Rive Dra~tr eucb help •~d encouragem.eat •• you .. Y couelder eppl"O­prtat.e.

TM lfonort.~ta Th Prealdeat ot tbe U:itta4 Si..tH, The t'bJ ti Hou.ae .

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l~~u7~ W~HINGTON

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tt'..'o rd l"lt..b Jutst coue to UJt'I t.1ac. tflO

ProstJeilt outlineu h1$ pr oorum pr-.tcy v.olL

to 1..eon ffe11atr11on u.no Jerri Pt'ilJlk . \.hat t

"~llt tu rut up t:.> t.ne President 1s t.> Ofl"er

crJ $trvtc• s 1n *n.Y T'fiY 1~ oraer to orin•

abOtJt fr1'nk1 tlect l;.i.n uS Cn.i:i?".t.J;.H b"fOrO

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"lt SoU!llS to :r.e t..~Pre aro eo~ent

rcnsons t.n;; that. s.'loald .. c "'-dv1sv.blo lll"ld I

belL111 it cu.n De -..or.<e.J out .lt the: Praeil!JeHt

1.J wLllin.;i t.o out..'\or14:.e t110 to Sl..J t.o the

OW\~r 11ft "IQ9rs or the Coutmn thbt thut LS V.hiot

"fhert lire ot.!'1er re1:1.·ons: f.or

e .. .waoJ.e, JuJg« H i .. ,,.., Jo'-r.:.t);..t ano I uro «ll

aarevd on r. a,..1 inlte utility prot.rll.IA ttl .t l~

ubout to t.e lGwichea b.CU it ise~.:1 «> -~ ~\.

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WASHI NGTON

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llko hits o.dv1co on. The.1 are t !'\lniis tn1. t.

Jerry (l''r tiui<) h l r:is4!l 1' cur1..11ot tt..1<e tne

litud on 1&1kin..,. .

"rt>r•u.;us you ~ e;et .or<l u~e:" to

at •1 t.:lOU:. ~n• n e<1 or q t&-!<111' t.o hLa

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Dear ~1•• LeHnnd 1

I am •ending you a copy of a litter

wh1ch 1 thlnk you should r..A.ve at thle time . I

hope vory muob to be able to follow 1t up lnte~

wlt.h Ot.hlJ' lll'lterlnl .

!.!110 LOHRnd Tho Wh1t.e HOUAe, Waoh1n11ton D.O. U. S. A.

Youra e1ncer ely.

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·:e, the und.ers16J1ed. , wro t e t o you laat Sep~eober ea.l"noatl.Y eup rortins the ettorts you we1·e then mU1na t.o preael"'Ve peaoe . As earnoe tl y , we now beu 1ou to ft\OO the oou.n try tro.l\l.ly with the ex1st.11\8 si tua t i on created by the entry ot Jiuesta and the part1t1on ot ?oland , and to resist all 111-oonaidered and t&lae-heroto der.and.s tor tho oontinual aotlve proaecut1~n of a ~ar which can now no l ollder aoh1eve 1ta or161nal ru~poee , f\nd Whlch , it prolonoed , """t result in the proe t rRt1on of' ouraelve s a.a well as or our or11)onen ts , and in 1 rrepare.ble dam"SI to the whol e of i~urope . ' le urge 1 on t he oontracy , that the Jr1t1•h Gonrnment should, at ehlo Junoture, etat.e po11t!vely the baaea as 1 t 1eea t t o ot A r e)'M.ftent Nld oomDrehene1ve peace aettlecent !or ~urope as a whole , that 1t ehoul d not reJeot out of hand the of te r ot a t ruoe , and that I t should invite tho 6004 ottl oes ot the i,r eaident ot the United St o.toa i n rt060t1at 111tS its term.a. l t these efforts ahould tall, 8114 ~~· truce break down, then let ua at least 1eep the door tor negotiation alwaya open , at.and atrlotly on a pruden t ~111tary detonaiYe , nv 1141118 all unnecee3ary eaoritices and. ooetly ad.venture a , and throw baok u1>on the Ha zi Cioverrur.ent t.he onus &nd the odium or ad~rosetve war.

J . S . ~A les, B.So. (toon) r,aymontl O' l'.alley , B. A. E.Borte UYarov, B.Sc . l.&rgaret Ie!\erwood. ::_. ,-. . c . ~:1n1on il1n1tre4 ::. :.4warda \l,E. Boaenoe , 3 .A. J:.arJor1e l: . Cur ry l'ar-J L. 061l vy Jane Criwlin,g .

Your3 t ruly, (oli:ned i

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Dear Miss Le Hand,

Here is a further inatalment we were asked to reduce into spaoe fo~busy m&n to read, may be useful to you .

of War Aims 'llhioh the smalleat possible I hope therefore it

You can hardly i:nagine the delight with which the public has hailed the bargtln over the destroyers end island bases . Thia, married to the fact that we are no longer frightened of the Blitzkri~g and that even in the middle of an air raid we now carry on our normal life end even sleep, means that somehow the world looks different to-day, and though we realise that there is a lot coming yet we think we can take it , and more .

Miss M. Le Hand , The White House, Washington , D. C.

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Uuch la hoard ot the cha.llengo which Rit lor 1 a v!ctorlea and plans or reoonatruction ot t er tho world. Little ha.a y&t been beard ot tho challen,ao \ih.1ch is col:!ling !roe Britain through tho new offbnsivo spirit ot her peopl e and tho new ceQsurea ~ich ar·o now beginning to 3ivo apectacular r osults. A statement or Br'itlsh war aim.a ls not a 11\0i'o paper pr.o(µ'&m-t<t or desirable rofonns, but an inter pretation of what tho meo.auroa now boit\:; taken i n or or i ginating fr<.r.i Br ito.in ma.y be oxpoctod to produce . Any acceptable 9rogra:.1ao for to - dny must not only bo j us tified by quicl: and visible results but must in ft.ct flow troiri retrults which are being ach1oved . Failure to go t results haa produced that tri d&S:,lr cad eonse ot fruotro.tion wblcb ls the koyno te or the age. But in our nato.ral oagorncs:i tor results we must not aacr itice the human r13ht s and values. on which c1v111so.t1on la ba.soc1 .

Clearly ony picturo must in wa.r conditions bo tontat 1ve. llany importa.nt questions , such a s the rodro.wi,f\3 of boundaries, cannot usof\tlly be diocuosod until tho situation a.nd the atate of opinion at tho end. or tho war aro known. This tlUSt not deter us f r om 1nd1eat1ng sooothlng of what can a.nd should ba realised in a moro .satiafo.ctory post-\'far wor ld . We aro already beginning to ohon to the world thfl.t thoro is an ~ltornatlve to the Ma.zi doct>·ino of violence, wh.lch is tho outcorno or spirit ual bankruptcy Qnd dospair . It is 9osaiblo both to preserv~ te 3ted values end to b ring about greo.t chansee in tho aocle.l. and oconooic struct\.U"G of our eoc1ety. In this way wo shal l fulfil the promise implicit 1n our clv111aation1 and achieve results tar beyond tho rbach or thoso who roly on v iolence .

OUr ~ima ror tho rebuildl.J\l or Europe must bo both coneorvat1vo ond :revol utionary . ',lo must b!l consorvativos in sett1Jl3 out to p~aorvo and rosto~a that horitage in whic h the endur1na vo.luea or !:Nropean and Chr1 stian c1v111sat1on ar o 1X1bodtod1 and Wh ich, thank3 to our favoW"ad island poe1 tion , \'fe ba.vo been o..ble to maintain .. t ho heri t age of c.1vil and religious freedom. fie must eet out to roetoro omongst all tho$e people who h•vo been robbed of them by Ritlor froodO"'~ of thought , speech and expression; treedm:\ or 1ntomat1on and i nquiry; treed.om of' a.saocia tion; !rood.om of r ol .31ous worship anll belie!; to..lr and open trial o.nd the abc.lition ot all secret agencies of opprosaion .

rte a r e bocomi~ rovolut1oruir1os because wo do not seek B1QPlY to t r ansfer power trom ono ruling eli~ue to anothor, but o.re engagod 1n extending power, both political and o~ononic, to all nbo o.ro qu.al1!1od to oxarciao it . Wo a!sort both tho o::>l1(;at1on:s ot tho 1.nd.1v-1duo.l to aoclety and those of soctoty to tho individua l . Tbo ol.4 ordor , dominated by tile principle of ool!- intorost t empered by hu:n.an1tar1e.n1sm, is obaolote and m~t g ive plQce to ono baaed on t he dual concoption or sorvico to the community

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and. tho cone t rue ti vo ueo or man ... po\1or and ma torio.l roaouroo1 • rlhllo reapoettna tho riQl>t• ot property and ot ox1ot1ng 1ntoreot•, tte mutt recr,iiro that thoy bo oxoreiaod .,bjoct to the ovorridin3 ol&1tl• ot tho public tntoroat . In the "'°dorn comuni ty tho indiv!e.ual can o.nd mwit have tull•r right• and ampl er ooourity, but thoao right• 1ilU8t bo bao•d 1011 upon epocio.l priv1logoo and priva to t ortunoo and lllOr• ~on a growing sh&ro 1n t ho comnon weal t b .

5. tlo look to thG obaping ot a world without a proletariat -a world uhich "111 coaeo turniJI& out tho etuntod bodio• and undovolopod alnda Which load to inaecurity of omplo)'1'1•nt, lOIV oo.rntns• and all tho ir a ttendant ovile. lluob ot tho working cl••• ham already at ta1nod stand.Arda of oe.rn1ngs# oona\Jt.\l)t1on, education , health oervieoa and aecurltJ auch as used t o be ro1orvod tar tho p r1v1logod. This procos a or grad1na up baa oo.do 1:1Ucb more than R etart but tt i • a vaat dlato.nco tr<m co:nplot1on and 1t can and must bo apoodod up in 9.l.l c ountri oa. In ardor to preven t tho roappoaranoo ot tho aoltiahn••• and •lath which di•gracod tbo ;twentioa Sll<l thirt!oa aomo pormanont and univor1al t om ot nat1onal aorvieo vill bo essential . ~ .. bO'ro all tbo children, on uhon tho tuturo dopond.a , ?'1Ult bo givon a much larger obaro 1n tho aood• and aorvicce avail,.blo . 3. '.lo inua t thorotore oJeuro t o ovary hUt'IA.n boi~ 1n our eocioty a glnil:Na at<:n<Ui.r4 ot decent Hvtns . '!'hilt ciniJ.1""' mist ineludo not only tho :u>torto.l noeosa1Uca ot o:dctaneo -tood, clothing 1 houainJJ, mocllcal ea.ro , and proper provision tor dopond.ants. It ~11wt t o.leo 1ncludo oquo.l op!;)ort"Yn1 ty

tor cduo4t1on en~ tho Oir:tpl or o..~on1t1oa of 11fo - or3a.n1s ­ation.s tor youth~ for loisuro and cu.lturo - and, not loast important, tho )rov1ol.on to ovcry individual of a :>art to pl&J in ooo1oty ant\ thO aocurt tr tbQt gooe with it. Europe and tho British Coi::t.1onwoa.lth

\lo soc in all this tira t a progrlll:l:lo ror Britain. :<at not tor Br1t&in only, i>ut !or o.11 tho•• parta at :':\lropo Tllloro our 1ntluCl'lco <>ay oxtond. 'lbo pattern of 11.fo ror •be nations irlll alao 'bo non . Juat a& within our own na.ti on "" 1ntond to eotablieh tuller rights and "to demand a tullor ob•orvenco or dut 1oo by tho ind1v1du.u.; •• •Ii thin tho ta.m1ly or nations vo :> ropoeo to uao o.l l our ponor to aocu.ro that national rights o.ro balanced by national C.utioa , and that ~•tiona which nogloct their dutioa to their own citi•ona or t o otbor nation• will torroit tho full advan­tages or m:mboranip ot tho cocmuni ty of nil t1ons. ~lo will no longor permit an aggrosaor na.tlon t o hnvo froo 4ccooe to ro:iourooa t1ithin our control ou t ho acwo tonne oo those n'ho will uao those. roaourco3 tor c ivil l1oc1 ands . Hationa wbich cannot or vill not o.oouro .:he o lc:oontary h,_,, rt~ta or thoir o1t1•one will not bo ti•oatcod aa oquala v1th thoso 1'h1ch do .

Far trom pormitt1na each nation St•to to Annex to 1toolt ovory eo~rco ot po\ror~ ue 1ntond, b; got.no or 1nto1T11.t1onal control• ovor rav t:\Atorlal~, 1ndust-r1oa, cocaun1oat1ona. and otbor koy activiti~• to build u7 other great conoon­trat1ona ot p°"o" \h1oh vill transcend nnt1onal boundaries and at tho 0'1m< timo bo mado 00019.l.l y r ooponsiblo to CQJ'Ulwnora. It i :i an accident, not a law ot naturo, that tho ontiro hoavy imluatry or, HT, Pranoo and Germany, •bould

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e. Wo muot thorot oro O)o rovolutiono.rioo in our attitudo to J:uropo too . :10 havo ouooen•tull:y tranoplantod to now oountrioo ovcreoaa 10~10 or tho boat olomonto in :Juropoan civilieation: ~o a r o now road:y to bri ll(I boo~ to Europo tho too ted rooults ot our great Comonwoalth or troo nat1ono and or tho On1tod Sto.too to ropl.aco tho Chronic quarrola of no.tional aoveroisntioa or tho o.ltornat.! vo of a Horron­volk dominating eatollito pooploo. It bu boeo:;, ... vital r.;;:-oureolvoe and tho ~op~oe ot tho Dri thh Co=-ionnoo.l th and tho United Ste.too ot America , no lose than f or J:Uropo, that Europo • houlcl. achiove tho unit:y and pr oopor it:y t.hich t1c a l om oen br ill(I it. 'l'bis war ho.a alroac;:y shcrm that 110 oannot oxiat ao an ialo.nd Elnpiro out otf from I:uropo b:y tho eoae . I t 11111 aloo oho11 that :ruropo cannot l ong eurvivo as an ieolo. tod unit cut art b:y hootilo ooa-po\/Or from tho world ovcr9oaa.

9. It muot bo our taok thorororo to aorvo ae intormodlarioa botvoon &lropo 800. tho wor ld ovorooae. That "''""'" that \TO muat uae t ho nou-round stabilit:y and contidonco or our Co:miont1oa1 th ao a bo.a ~ tor accepting to tho tull our Europoan roopons ibilitioa ond for abo.ndonin5 tho polic:y which f/O bave hithorto pursuod or l1Qitod colllillituonto o.ncl no.tiono.l alliancoo. \lo era not ooroly a nation f1ghting t or its 01.., l.roopondonoo . but tho only romaJ.n1llg part or Europe in wbich L'uropoan eivilioQtlon 1till flouriohoo. rro muat recognioo aa our c.llioo L~d tollon- countrymon not thia or that nation, but all thoso oon and woOJn who share our valuos and boliot•, r.hatovor th~ir nat1onal1t:y or erood; and w must cako it cloo.r that \/horovor in t:uropo or oloo\lhoro our pouor nay roach, tto 1ntond to uso it t o support thoao vc.luoo o.nd bolioto.

) . In oooklng to brin{l unity to Europo 110 do not sot out to crUDb nationnl aspiro.tiona in tho 1ntoroot s of a HoM•Onvolk Our ai.m is to lil>orato tho poopl oo ot l.'u:ropo; butttO oquall:r rojoet tb.\t roro of nationality 'lhich sots tho Utopl.a of national aovoroignty abovo tbo public 1ntoroat ot llurop<; and botoro individual l1bortios. As a pooplo who trom our own oidat bAV..l created now na tiona ond \"IOrkod out with tha:n a W&:f ot living as a ecmt>unit:y ot rr~o pooplo•, ''° can otror to Europe 11 non nnd living eonooption or nJ>tionhood in which oaoh nction sho.ll bo rroo t o ;,10.lco i to contribution to tho common lifo wll.ilo roeol!lli•ing tho ovor­ridirx! clal.Jos or th• eomt1on intcrost .

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i . Such in brief outline la our oon.option or the poaoo to e0tto. 'ilo do not boliovo that tho task ot roeon:1 truction nood -it until tho eossation or hoanli tiqo . :Ivon n0\7 wo aoo growing up out ot tho 1ll!proviu.ti on$ or uartimo a now rra:nowork erou.nd which TIO oon it wo chooao build 11 non ardor for oursolvos and for thu pooplos or Europo . In this lioo our gront opportunit y : wo ~ t not rogo.rd tbio frcm1o•rork ao o.n unwolco:no noeoosity to bo scrapped on th<; da:y "hon r111r 0011100, but must bogin adapting it no\7 to tho purposoa or poaoo. At each atop tho turthcr now aoehanis"18 ubieh •IO dovi oo tor tho achieving or victor1 ahould also eontr-.1buto t o poaeo- bu.llding .

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Thu• wo alroad7 100 1n tho :ooans wo aro doY10inG t or thO oontrol or wart1'<10 conolUllZ)tion tho bao1• !or a ao1on t i f1o atudy or tho mo.torial noodo or tho individual and th• mane o! oatiet')l.ntJ thott, ' lo a1road7 a co 1n t ho plan• now bOina workod out !or O:q)loiting our ooonoclc rooourco• 1n nrt l.mo 1210 b••i• ot n non pattern or industr7 and tinanco 1n poaoo-tiJ:lo, in which t ho tulloat uao ot expanding r eaourco• wi ll bo tho guiding pr inoiplo'; and in tho pllln• \"lh i oh aro bo!.na worked out tor tho boet uao ot Bri t i ah and Al l1od mo.n- p01Jor the frmO\'IOrk of a now echono of thing• 1n whiob ovory individual hao a part to plo.J u • •orkor 1n tho eorvico of aociot7 1'hothor ho b undor tra1n1ng, or aotivoly OJll)lo)'Od or e tandinA b)', and ha• tho right t o on j oy tho aocurity which gooe wit h it.

Alr oadJ in tho moal\5 we aro working out to. m.aJ.ntoJ.n and il:lprovo our ap1r1to 1n tho coming w1ntor contha and to onO\lro our workore sutticiont root and chango wo aoo tho boginn1ng1 or a •ohor.io tor tho organi1od uso ot lo isuro and t ho oproadi ng of popular oul turo. Tho nchiovoi:tonts ot t ho young pooplo ot t hio countr y provo tho worth or our oduoat1onal syutoi:i, but at the santo time tho war hae ziho.,m up 1t• gaps and 1mpor!ootiono . Alr••d.T tho spacial problcaa ot 7outh 1n wart1tSo, togothor with tho ureont nood for now loadorahip ond onhancod tochnical nbil1t,' drawn fro:n now claeooe or sooiot7, a.ro br1nains us to oonsidor tho oo ano f or widoning oduoational opportun1ti oe ,

As oountry attor country io treed troo the do::Unt.tion of lluieci , plan• and orgo.nie&tions '7111 bo noedod to transport and diatributo rood to thoir hungry pooplo• . 'lhoso muot bo proporod '11thout dolo.y, thoy can ln tor bo adapt od to provide tor tho poopleo of Ew•opo a m1ninur.i standard or liv ing bAeod on ac1ont1t1o utandardo of nut rition . Evon now wo a.r.a hav1~ to asaoas tho ttl.nllrw':l noods or one i.t:IP<>rti ng neutral country after anothor IThJ.lo onsuring, through our blockade, that t hey do not excood thoir rations, wo aro having to asoist thom to obtain t\nat thoy nood. !lunger and dovao tat1on in turopo may l oad to tho sproad ot d11oaeo call11"6 for urgont action tho 1:1.o:i:.ont war coaeoa . Uod1cal aorvicoa will havo to bo !C.ob111acd on an inter­national scale and the prinoiplo or Dllk1ng modical skill availablo aero•• ~ontioro ohould bo por•ianently oo tabliehod by onnbling duly qualifiod modlcal mon and womon t o prac tioo in all countrios and by giving tho c1t1tono ot ono country aocoos to tho "odic&l faoil1t1oo ot another tor epoc1al troattiont .

Thoro aro now aocu.mul at1n3 in tho Colon1D.l :ktp1roo an4 othor prima.ry produoina cowitr1oa vAO t stoCka ot rnw ma tori ala. Organisations will bo r equired to rocr oato tho link• botwoon Europo and tho producing countrios in ordor tirat to put thoao vast aurpluaos at tho di.spoaal or a rocon.structod !luropoan induatry, and thon to aako "'8.teriala continuously available tor progro•eivoly ra1o1ng standards ot living . Thi• 1.nq>lioa tho adaptati on of oxieting con trolo through tho croation ot a Ra11 llaterialo Union opor atod 1n tho joint 1ntor<>sts ot producing and con•UClinG countrioe. Thoro will bo ncod tor tho c xtono1YO rooon.otzuotlon or induotry duo both to de struction and obooloooonco, calll.ng t or a European rooonstruotion agonoy ~1th powore to r obu1ld tho induetri cs of Europo, acoording to tho pr inoipl> ot tho optimum uoo or rooourcoe and narlcots, a.n4 not ot

• natiol\Al political intoroeto. Br tbie ""'an• political and 1n4uetr1t.l bowld&rioe will no longor eo1nci4c and tho cl'Cation ot a poaorl'\11 military petontial bJ any ono nation will tlNo bccaoo im;poeoiblo. 18. Agun, with tho end ot tho war both thio count1'7 and th.c war aroae ot Suropo will bo t acc.4 "1th a vast housing Pf'Obl om oroatod by t21 0 co.oaat1on ot wartim:J building and in placoa by phyoical dootruotion. 'l'bi• \'li ll call tor a groat b\111411113 ocllCICl10 both in t hlo country and 1n liberated Suropo which will pl'Cvido tho baais tor a continant--.ido progr1t1oio or eciont1t1c hou•ing Tomo =t be roplannod to onablo tho1r citizons to onJoy \10rk, csloop ci.rul r ooroatlon­"itbout .tho ltrain and oqualor wbieh i a ncra' or ton thO rule. 19 . In mon7 othor aphoroo, such a3 troneport a~d agr1cultur<> , a1m1lar p-roblOtnD rr1l l o.riao, and tho moo.na a.doptod tor thoir i111:1odiato solution will t on:i tho baois ot ooro lasting ecbonoe. A• tboso ochccoe dovolop, t.hoy cay voll compol tho croat1on or eo;:x) k1nd or central orgo.n1sat1on to oo ­ord1na to a.nd ouporviao t2i<11r ·.-10.J"king; lt is howcvor t oo ooon to conce ive tho proc1oo no.tW"O onG. ocope or such a body.

20. No 1010 l.mportant ouot bo tho oxtonoion thrO\lghout Europe ot youth orgonioationo dooi~od to train the o0011ng generation tro::i ovo1'7 count1'7 ot lluropo in ih r oepon•ibility tor tho ta:,k or ca.rrying on and portoct1ng t ho.;. now I:uropoan ordor. Tho:ro OM bo no bottor wo.y or avoiding tho porvoraion ot youth o.nd the to.la1t1cation or hlstorJ than uncourag!.ng tho troo o.ovc:xnt ot 1ouna ,POO:?lo acro:s1 intornational bounda.r1oa tor etud7, t"1ork ane. l o1auro . 21. Wo auo t ooo that tho tor<>oe ot aany ru>tiorui gro\Jina up on our aoil, and in tbo watoro s~ it a.nd tlw air abovo 1t, do not c::ontinuo as so m ny tratpJont o ot o.rmoo in o~lo but booor.10 tho nucleus ot rut a.rmod torco., cor:tposod ot mon tro:r;i DO.ny nations imbued n1tb cocnon bol1ot and idoalo, roa<17 'llhon tlto day conu to Join w1 th th.ir t ol lov­oomtryz:ion bc;7ond ~.;i aoD. 1n caut1ns. out tho inva.do?" o.nd in tond'l; a pol1oin6 army to onourc ooourity o.na or der in l?uropo. At tho eaoo tl.QO tho rort11tt1on or t ho u.s. -Cl.Nldlon Dot onco :io.~rd and Brit1•h part1c1p~t1on in Pon­A.."'\Orican dotaioo point tho wey to tho ottoct1vo organ1aat1on ot roglono.l eocur1ty.

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22 , Program.~oa , oonstitutiono ond bluopr1nto for • now t1orld order aro moro oo.ail7 conco1 v.;.d th.J.n oxocutod., c.nd the world bu 'booooo r15htly susp1ciou• ot progro.z•ncs that load t o no pra.cticol rc.aulta. 'i'bo progr:ltt 10 thc.t \/O hti.vo horo out­llnod io fl procticol p rogr0t.1 10 'n tho oonoo that 1 t grotrs orgo.nioe.J.ly out of tho Pr••~nt l'Calitioo . It aoroly g1V04 ebapo and diroction to proCODS08 'tfh1eb o.ro o.lro&dJ at t10rk or dootincd isoon to cmorgo . onl1l:c eo nAn,y progro.m100 or thO paot .. thoroforo, it 1is one tmioh co.n be tra.nalatod into eonerotc rooulta at ovvrr stop, l/bich aon can s oc visibly taJd.n3 shape bctoro tboir oyoe . 'l'bit prograar"' o.pplios t i ret to Dr1to1n, bocauoo Dr1to1n i• at th1o moment th~ only ~art of ::Uropo wh ich is troo t o choooo 1ta. own d.oatln.y; an4 thon to cv .. r7 pooplo in Buropo wb1ch with tho bolp ot our a=s 11 Hl>oratcd t ro"l th• tyranny ot H1 tlorilll:l . Ite baoic points Al'C :

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2s, 1. Tho roatoration or oivil and roligio\111 libortios : troodoc ot tho proos, troc.dom or apoooh, troodoc ot r oaoarch; troodom ot naaociation; t r oodom ot r oligioua worship; !air and open trial, oquality botoro tho lau, nnd nbol1tion ot eocrot agonoioe of oppression.

ii. Tho maintonanco aft or tho war of full oconomio activity basod on t he comploto u110 of .n npotior nnll rosourcos, rogardlo11s of obeoloto tinancial. critorin.

iii. Tho aeeuranco ot a o inimum standard ot lito, bnsod on aoiontitic etandarde of nutrition and propor provision tor dopondants .

iv. Tho assurance of a minim= s t andard of housing, based on a socially planned prosrammo of housing and social nmonitioo . .

v. Tho provis ion or modicnl care and a ronoonablo moasuro of oconomio soourity, covering tho haznrds ot unomploymont, accidents, ill-health, widouhood, and old age.

vi . Tho provision of oqunl opportunitioo for education in ovory country o.nd tho ro-ostablishmont of o. European systom to higher lonrning and rosoarch opon t' students of proved ability from all parts of tho world.

vii, Tho provio i on of a wido rango of cultural ond rocroativo 11otivi tios and tho setting up of orgnnisations for tho training nnd loiouro of you th on 11 Europoo.n sea l o .

viii. In tho cnso of tho dopondont colonie s tho croation ot a no'v status - politically by !!ID.king thoir ndminis­trntions anst1orablo tor thoir trustooship to a suitable intorno.t1onal. nuthority, o.nd socinlly nnd oconomically by providing tho toohnico.l and fino.ncial rosourcos to onsuro their moro rapid dovolop-oont. ·

24. It i11 plnin t~at this brief statomont l oavoo a g r oat deal unsaid. It is, howovor, based upon a very otuch fuller r ovio11 of :;ioli tico.l and economic problomo likely to ariso, and tho approach horo outlined is capnblo of 1tido and offootivo application.

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(111) HC1&14 • ool.t bal,p eked OU\ " ollaJ'Ur tr. aa ·~i- clooa ••U.C ca .w.,,.. g\1111 pt'iDaipl.ef

(•) poliUO&ll;f oa • - · or cin• r1&llw ....i oa - oallor -... ot cloic tlllU.. .... I.las ca ....UU.. ull 1lpaa -ud-l ri'"I• ia!laillolo •""""-• of l&• 111..aed lors•1' •- PNpert.J - rooioU.,. dl&oc••

2. fbo rol\U"' " '°' ( a) fair]¥ ""llid -oi.oo ot weal\11 loa\ rit.lJ lD\<olerabq ...,.,.. n .. \!!A U -11oo\v- cl1!to l'U>\ pori..U aad d1ocrop.DC1.. l>oh .. 11 d 1fto 1ea\ IOOCT•pllical, ffcotpaUou.l. , ud iacoao 1roaP11.

( b) ...... , 4eftlo_, or ooclal iA•llr u cea ... d • ol!lll\aey otror\ cl18'or~ " a Ill .. \oW•• ... i.aco - pi-• al p&lilau .... ro t.Mr \i.aa cooa tNCU.,. - prn .. u ... pl-. inc ot !IOOial HC11rif¥ .. . COIOPn MaaiYO buJ.11

(•) • r-.r&.bl• 1ro.u. or )lOr- OA&l. ~. bll\ • ..ui..,1111 svJ.t beh- l&o aad a cWallt,J, aad all irreoponaibl• t.Jpe of 1oaiot.J,

I. fbo ,___, liu 1A \Ile clinocUca ot

( • ) a.-c ~ t.o iroD ""' !lllctuaUou aad uoura o\e~ IT'ft\11 oad ...,. 1"9 dio\ribll\1• Of DO\.lcaal 1 ACO•J

( 111) oool&l oe01lr1t.J p1a ... 1aa \o J>TO"lida a lll,por lonl aad - .,.. coaplew -· et a...ul MniOOI t ar all, nl.lier ,_ pieo•Ml pronol• tar a da-ed Uuo • cMd'"l,J - ll• tv l'aillH• \o plea illduo\171

( o) a .. la wide r - OOJ>\ioa of "'4 tllltiH llO o oll H tbo rll h\ • or c:J.Ua_., •' olll,J 111 ~r illdnidl&al bll\ alao 111 ~r l'aail.T oad \ lltir ••icblllorllo .xl " """"'• ro1afol'Md tv a tloa.lllolo, ooaia.l.1¥ aiaded ... d !onud-loold.al ''"'°-. at J.&w,

I , OM et \bot 1-l'Or\oa\ lAplloaUoao of a(o) ii \Ila\ 1' ·--W \J"' -cl .. ot a(a) aad a(• l '° or .. \I \lie •llall\a 01&111• U\o\o1 IJld \ •.a\ 1' aaa prni.S. a ... - i al 1U.W.. allftioi• U, o\- \o roplaoo \ ti. an •• ,,_,.. 1 tlall l(a) ... 1 ( 111).

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fSr ru,.. \ • ;,~, THE UNDER S ECRETARY OF" STATE j '/J • ,•J-- e.

WASHINGTON ~ ~~·

Xovember 29 . 1941

My dear Mr. President:

The British Government has informed us that

the International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd. is

consi dering, for the reasons mentioned in the en­

closed memorandum, ceasi ng to employ .llr. Cha.rles

Englehard as i ts agent in the United States for

platinum-group metals and asks whether we wish to

express any views. Is t his a matter in which you

have any interest?

Enclosure: Undated memorandum from the British Embassy, en­titled "Charles Engleha rd."

The Presi dent,

The Whi t e House .

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Pla.U... l*ler, 1• al.90 8.ll1nc &.pot la th• On.lt.ed

Stat.• ror the Plat..1.am am w.ted •t&l• producUcn

ot U.. Illte,,,.•1on&l 11.Ul ~ ot C:..- Ll4.

2. In Ti•• o! bia Cel"'M.n oonn1oti0ft• a.ad

SUIP90t.ed Axil attinitiea di1cua1ion• ha•• recentl.7

t&k.•n pl&c1 in London betwetn th• IUni• b"J ot horooaic

...,.,.re •Dd the Londoc repr.t1•n·t.ati•• ot tb la.teJti..

.. u....i li•bl ~ .. t.o tho adrt .. bUiv or u..

C:0..-111 rl thdn•t.c 1 ta D. S. 4-7 n-.,. ~rd.

u ho lo bolie<rod t.o bo proainent in tho ~nited Statet

both in Wu.try a.nd pol1t1c1, ... bl•• been 1.nat.ructed

t.o 11c:ert.ain the rte• a or the Un1i.d Stt.ttl OoTematnt

before U'le •tttr 11 t1..lfen turther with the lntematJ.Ol'IAl

51ckol Coape.111.

) . J.ccordill.I to• i.twr nitw.o l:l)' Kr.

lllclWrd t.o tbe Br'lt.iah Conaul&~oenl r .. York 1G

npq to enqulrle• •• to tJle osnwMS.p ot Uie Jl&.ncJyi.&

Ch-1.cel. Uld 11&nut1ctu.rlr11 Co. ot 5ewark. )l.J., h1 11 a

lMdina ••'bor ot t.h• De.J:ocratic P«1"ty 1ft the State ot

Jfo• J1r11·7, ~"· or tM Presidential tl1ct.ort1 tor that

St.at.., and • s-.r•onal. tr-i1nd of Pt-e1id1nt RooN.-.l.t. Re

alao It.I.WI that )I,. 1• • Trust.ff ot the Georp.a llil.ra

Spriqa FoundaUaa, War:t Spr1.cce, Ga., 1od ot U-..e

St.enna 11111titut.e ot Tecbnoloa, 1loboken, J.1. &od that.

he ba1 coll1ctAd .a11e $30,000 for Brit.lib War Rallet. S:1

PJ)lab1 t.hlt. h• mentioca theae f1ot1 a.1 1"1d1no1 that· ht

1• • lOOJ' All•rlotn llnd l~ belit•er 1n d.tllOOratio princi ples

tor all tb• world.•

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(•) a. " ' bora at. ~u 1n ~ in 186'7, O&M to

tJw Unii.d swi.1 in. 1891 ancl .. , a1WN.l.1hd on S.pt,a.ber I

Ut.h , 1906.

(b) K.11 bl"Oth.tr--in.-1.&w (bt11 •ir•'• brotti.r) ta w.c. Berae·u.1, be&d ot the iaport&nt Pl&Unu. 0oaJ)llA1 ot t.hat

neae ot lulu~ Ce?"llA.Q1.

(o) llur!.a& and 1-..i1&te17 aft.r U.. 1&1t nr U..r.

to or ... w o.rtain pa-pio:r1 1n the H\adaon T•J'll1.nll J'urn.ace.

(d) In th• a&lDO 1•a.r i a.t'orm&t1on ••• rtotivtd that th•

KAnoYit. Cbtm1c.al Co~Pllnt ot which he • •• Pretidtnt,

a.ft.er tht entl'J' or the U:nittd St.&t..t 1.Dto Ult 1f1-r, r.­

d.ue-.d the Jll'Od'UOUoc. or a c.rtain ..,. Pl or cla••, th4i

proceaa tor \he -.:iutactw-e ot which •• ~.

ud wb1ob _, or ~t h::portanc. in UM ..md'1et1.U"9 ct

torpedoe1.

(e) A report.r •bo ealled on hia at. hi• ort·tc.e in 30

Cb\u"oh St.Net., New ?ork, l e et.t.ed to ba•t tound ther&

one Von 8ro4io.k •ho ne later 1.nt.erntd.

(t) He U b911.e•od to ba..,. been ao~ed by 1- .. tier o!

~ .. in 1913 or girllla t.d &drteo '° th• - b­

due\.ri.11 b.rd ritb 'llhcm, •• ooe ol t.be l .. dinc Pl&.Umm

npe.rte 1o th9 Oa.ited States, he ooa.ttJ"l"td uplal'l.J',

ree&rdlnC U'I. eon11.T'fttion or Pl&tinu. .upplt11 in the

Uoited 8tote1 .

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culd1nc 1p1rU in tbo toll .. in& -a.lu ainls -­oor'Md in dooling in IUld ro1'1niJI& Pl&tinua Gro\IP Mt.ol.81

Saker & Cocpo.117 Aaerie&n Pl& tinua l'orltt HallOTia ci-1.e&l " llouNt••l.UrlJll Go. ~ 8'Mltin& """ ~tWng Goapaey Tho Aruahff Gollp.liJ Char1to P.:nglobard !no.

W.C. Beraw.. G.a.b.H. ot Hanau, G~

ot Bich £ncloh&rd i-r000All7 """" 2)~ ot I.ho ob&ro

Capital, 0111\1 a 111.norlt.;r int•reat in th1 !lleric.n Platt.nu.a

Work:e and IOM 7Sj ot the 11\are Capital ot th.1 Aruahee

'l'he H&noTia Chea.lcal & 111.nutacturing Com-,

or which P.:nglehard 1a belined to own the onUro &hare

~pital, bao • SOJ interoo1. in HanoTio Ltd. ot Sloual>, Englllnd, the N11&in1ng SOJ' being ownod equally by Koraeuo

Q.a.b.H. and Tbe Aruehe1 Coapan;y. AooordlJl& to a rellable

but. n:n-.erJ.t·ltd report, leclehard ha1 1Ubetant1al J.nTeatcente

in Ge.rJNln1 and wae &ddJ.nc to the• before tbe oo .. ncN'leot

ot' the preeent War.

6.

~oliobl.e ecurco that in ~7, 1939 !nglehord attended •

dinner JiTtD at t~ Dout.1che V1r11D, a Oerma.n Club in

... tort, tor h1a ADerloan bu.11ne11 a1eociate1 'b7 a pe.reon

tuapected ot ~rman &ct1'f"1t1ea . It ie reported that ttro

r1preaentatl•11 troe th• Oel"'l'IAD 1.»ib6111 we.re pr1aent.

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8. It 11 known on reliable Wor-.Uon that

a tr1nuou1 1ttorta are being made by It.elf to obt&il'l Tia

the Argentine, 1upplie1 ot Pl.atinlm, Rhodim.1 Palladiua,

/and

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I.rid.1u.. ln addition to loo&l purcba1•• •ndNYOUl'I

a.re b<IJ.q • 15. to obt&in auppliH W.plly !'roe tbe

United SW.tee . On• ot the partiee 1-nvol•ed 11 tM

Argentine repre1•1tt&t.1Te ot the Jaerloell Pl&t.1.ma lrorb

Uld IrY1n& ton &MU1JW and JW'1nlnl! Worko . ' ot

In a latter trca RoM to -/tho

ounutJ.on 11 • do t!ult lloJcor & Co. ohould bo approaobod

tor RbodJm.

on 2nd April, 1941, lnglellard u PrH1dont

ot B&l<or fl Co. loo, WTOto to l .C. Bora .... a -lod&1J>s

a cable 14nt Qy the l&tter ill which t.he7 propose • nir

tacturJ..a& Rhod!.18 ClaU%t 1n Italy •ll><I Cl<m!~C 8&Ur

" eo. •a .. bled ... J>l.T or lot April ao r.u.c. .. 'II you have looa in It.&ly alreadJ

l\ll&• at 10U -.ke a.rn.n,gnent1 ~t.elJ \o at.a.rt- it. 1.t de11nble and 1f rou prefer tor our J oint J.ocount. - it tlleN should 'be &n1 loeB we &.re good tor a po111ible lo11 up to -.xia1a ot 3, 000 dollar• p.r yeu -•• tt.r •• royalty 1• ccccerned •• would. . ... ~ dollar credit 1n Ic.ol.7 tor period ot n.r .. . wtiich would •t.n a wffioient. aJOOunt ot lir• to ow- credit 1.t. a.n Itali&n 81.n)c: • hicb would b.a•t p;1rcha1td on ~ iaton>atlonal .rket on dq ot deposit tho dol.l&r aaount ~. n ..... r eplJ ••

MllJ' 7Mf'I apnu11 the T1n that hi• Min object a t

PH•ent 11 t.o •intain hie po11t1on 11' both ca.pi, that

b4I bu aubotanUal iAterHto both 1n ..,. United St.atoo

a nd in Oerman,:r, and that 1.1' he oan nW'Tiv-e the • ar without

rmn1.n& foul ot •it.her Gov~nt b.U ruwr-. i• •• cure.

A• tor ~ha.rd'• attitude t.o th• nr, t.bia informant b9-

a lasi YiOtorJ' 1 'bat. t.bat be ha• too ..acb to lo8e t.o riak

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in••~ a •tr'onl SW"O-DemocraUc front.

THE WHITE HOUSi; WASHINGTON ''£''

Deo o1nber l 7, l 941.

lllll.OP. J lll'JJ.l } OR THE ?P.l!:SIDElll' • •

I ca l led t he At to e y Ceoera l in regerd to Ed r l2l-'11;; or ,.dlf.ln1,.t r- tor ot I ages • The At t orney Ce noral s&ys a t yrosent he i• Cenera l Cowiaol i n Ill'll!igration and t hat he wi ll be i n obari)a or t h e apprehe na1on ot aliell.!!, ~~icl ha t hlnka i s a Tery important job a t t.h ia t1"e , eTe:. r o re inportllnt. t ban ~dlll1n1strutor or '•lng es and Houra.

J e soys Ennie is e Tery cn pabla YOWIS awn with Tory little ~dmintstra ­tho exper1onoo. Ho doos 11 tin• l awyer' • Job but ho doe• not kno• t hot he ooul d really reccc.x:end h 1.llO hi ghly tor an admini s tratiTe Job .

HO\'teTor , 1t you tael t ha t be 11ould be ror6 1.llO;;>or~ant t o the other Job , or cours e tho Attorney Gener al will eo 11l0Jl8 1>1tb i t .

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Bl JZDICATillO THI. VD.llOR BIRT!IPLACK AT llTAUllT09 , I WILL m.r:Pa:>IS

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I 4o a.ope JOll wt.11 - la \o ha - ..,, UN '11111 wlU s\ft FOii a ""• tM tlr•' oh•M• I u .ail• '° ••' oft,

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r1ret. t.o t.ell 70u bow pleued. al-1 JOI.tr <rt•""• nn. or Wb1ob I bope I •!l oallJUlelt~e.t.p b eer thet JO" _ ba4 retumed to Waablngton,., lh·.,.ll ap.!:11. tbe otb•r reuon 1• a letter from Morton, •blob, l know, he • oul4 bat• t.o ba•• - quot., but •blob I tblnll •lgb\ lllhreat you u an ezpr..11on ot op1n.1on troa on• or 1wr JUAlor orn ..... .,. ....... . a. r lret tel.kl o r t.b• u11'1oa11 aol41 ... aD4 or bla ...._t tor u. .... .,., an4 all t.bla

'· lead• up to wbat I want 1ou t.o hear, - " I'•• •MA bl•, (tbo oolclhr) 111 all ltl.Jlc1a or 01..-at-••· I clollt tblnll tbore 11 UIJODa ln tbo ..,rlcl •ID •an "'-b u.,­not no .. oaar1l7 u a aolc1hr( tboup be 'a no alouob) but. u 111 l.Jlc11,.1411al . I 4on\ tblM •• ba,.• ..,,b t.o ..,"7 about our f'llt.ure wb•n •• oan p...,.oa a ra .. or - aa goocl ...... r 0 . 1 .· •• pro .. 14114 o r .......... , ... _ _ .,.

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obJner pol1Uoi1111a beelt -· dont tal<o eoM"'l or

tho oountl'7 ••• ond our up all tlndo or b1tto1'11111

• hon oYOl')'Ono ought to bo thlntlng or 1114 eort<lng tor

Juot ono thing- • 1.nnlng tho •II'· Oh • oU, I ot...1ou1l7

oant do an7th1111 about 1t, oo 1 •hall not 901'1'7 undul7

parl.laul.11'117 ao I baYO hl'lat falt.b in RooeoYOlt '• abl ..

11t7, not on17 to • ln tbe •II', -· oYOn ..,,.. lapor­

tant., to win t.he peu•. •

llorton 11 a lot Lillltonant 1n tbe 82n4 ,,....,...

Reoo1111&111ano1 BaUalllon 1n tu 2n4 ANO,... D1Ylolon

1n ll:ngland , • al ting tor tho lnYaolon.

8oao tiao, 1111 7ou lot •• pa7 7ou anotbor Ylolt

ln 7our ottloo pol'bapo t

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TROii: Oacar R. £w1n1

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January 9 , 1942

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ln o~der to a1ai1t 1n 1.mprovin1 the political 11~uat1on, I r.a..nt to Ur'IO a r edefinition or the e:tetUI and function• or t he Cha i rman

ot the Deaocrat1c 1lat1tn.al Comittee as f ollow1:

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All pa tronago should be handled thrOU&h the Cl:a 1rmn . ~his •111 11ve him real influence o•er (a) Congr.sa, and (b) otate part7 orpnhnions.

The Cha1rinan ahould be your aole liaison ot tieer, so, tar aa rolitics i s concerned , wi th (a) CCN:reas , (b) all ototo party orr,on1zat1ons , and (o) all de­partment• and agencie1 of the Federel Ooverruien t .

Ir these thinl• •ere done, the Chains.an would, in effect, be

you_r politi cal 1J..W. ~· lt patror.ae:e to senator• aa.d Co°'reaa:::ien r1ow1 through tht Ct~iraan , he cun ettectively line up Cort~re11 1n

1upport or adJ;i1n1strkt1ve neBsures - and he should be rade re1pon11ble tor thla . It patronar.• to the state ps r t y oraa.nizations flows through the C . .airm.tt, ne ca.n 11.ol thea up !or the 1944 conver.tion and cupe.tcn, autd he 1hou1ti: be rt1Pon•1ble tor this . It tbt Chairwan can deal

authoritatively with ~~ads ot depart~onts and aaenci•• as your Pol1t1ca.l liaison otficer , he can , to thl extent you desi re fJ1d subject to your direction• , see to it tti.t the peretinn•l L~d pol1c1ea or the depart­

unt1 and a~e.nciaa are used to su.pport the adm1.D.ltrat1on rt.ther than mtrtl)' to advance th• political interests or the heads of' such depar t ­

mtnta and agenciet - a.nd the Chairfll8n ehc.uld be re1ponaiblo f or th11 .

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A Cllain>an witn tneae tunotiona and roapons1b111t1oa mutt bo

1omeone Who hAs your complete eont1dence and cooperation. On h11

part, hi• undivided all•11.ance aust be to 10\I and yow- ad.a1.n1atrat1cn

and bt e1at have no po11t1oal acb1t1<n• ot his own . ?t.e C~.airun

should have cabinet. stat.us and for that r•••on he should be the

Po1t m.o.1ter O~neral . Tn11 1G not only nece11ary h'.I order to 11ve tho

Chairman the requisite prestige , but also, becau.se of the aalary .

Fe• Mn in our party ca.n attord to be Cha1rsnan without 1o:::ie compen­

sati on.

I think your cholco or FTe.nk T.alker •• the new Cha1na..n it ad­mirable. He co:ues 101• nearly 1'.:av1.ng all tho qu.al1t1eat1Ctna tor

this Job than anyCJnc I can think of . He Ma your conficlenca. Ha ho.s

tAct and tine political Ju.dg1:1ent.Geogr4ph1c&l considerations Art in

his t&vQr and he la al:-eady PMt2ster General . I do hope yo\l can.

9rev&11 upon h1o to accept . eu~ whether he or aooeo0& else bec0"111

Ctair .,.,n , I sincerely bol1eve trot he can only 1'\inction err.ouvely u the •bovo &ugge~t1on1 are, in substance, carried out .

TO: The Preoident

PMll: Oscar R. l>•1n1

111112hAl!llllll

January 9 , 191,2

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In both of the recent t&lks I have had With you, you have apoken

of your plan of selecting a sr:ial l group to ac t aa your political ad ­

vi1or1 - • sor t ot pol1t1c•l steering col:llllitt•• I think you called it .

1.1.ay I urge you to ap.,.01.nt. the members and &•t the group rW\ct1on1ng

•lthouL delay .

Al you know, I aa creatly concerned about the det~r1orat1on or

OU?' political situation . I am concerned not only because or my no­

votion to you personally and to the ~moo~at1C psrty, but alao

becouae I think it is extte11t:ly 1oportwit 1n connection with the war

ettort. In prosecut1n&0

William Dudl~y Pelt.y ror 1editioo J.aat 1w:c.er,

I learned 11Uch o~ N•~1 propacanda . one or it• chief obJect.1v11 is to

de1troy the confidence or ttw A!:lerican peop!e 1n the ad.7..in11tration .

A d irregard. ot politics leaves the door f:id1 open for tbe A.Xia propa ­

gAndi1t1 to do their work.

With so much of your tkle: absorbed 1n war proble~s , it 1t vitally

1.aport.ant that there be en active and workable group charged •1th the

responsibility ot (a) calling political problems to your attention ,

(b) 1ugge1ting solutions tor these problem1, and (c) general.1.1 ao­

viftin~ you rep,arding political m~tters (not that you need =uch advice on

political n.atters when you can give them your timel l ) .

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Aa to the peraonnel Of the COCl:littet 1 JOU Spoke Of fra~ 1Jal.kfr t

!d Xelley, ont or more •o=en and Qystlt. Doubtleaa, there should be

other • 1n tho sr~up although it ought not to be too large . You Mi&ht consider Alben Barkley, Sa• Rayburn, and John ~cCormack. Although •t aust r.ever loede sight of the ract t)'et the solid South , the

under- privileged, labor and tar~ers are the backbone ot uur pol1t1eal 1tr1ngth, uevertholess , t 1hould not think 1t edviaab11 to have any 1pec1.a l repru1ent•tives or th••• 1nter11t.1 included in the group . One ot t~ chiet objectives of' the group •ill be ascertaining the \.~t•I or these var1ou• interests and reconc1.11ng their contl1ct1n8 points ~t vie w. Includin" special protagoni sts: ot theise 1nter11ts in the 1n•11ber-

1h.1p ot th• •roup •111 ea.kt the Job ot reconc111at1c.n well nlgb lapou1ble.

I thinlt you •1Cht coo1ider having th• group , to a certain extent, independent of the Oemoc ~·atic National Cocu:.1ttee . The De11oorat l o

l'atlcne.l COiMitt.ee deals priar1ly •1th party orsan1.·M.1£n, trhile ttA

1roup would, I assume, deal pr1~rily wi~h ~. The work of tht Committee and the gr oup co\lld be corr•lat1d by having the Chail"man of the Deci.ocrat1c N•tionf.l COl'.llA1ttee, and po111bly tOClil of its other

orr1cers, ..... ber• or

t a r aore belp!'u.l. to you

the croup. but 1 bel !eve -1! 1t 11 headed by other /\

th• croup •lll be

thllc the ChairmAn

of th• Demooratlo National Committee who 1hould be directly rea~on1ible to you.

I R 1ure th• &roup would do •ell to .... ke use or th• reports that the Dc•ocratic Nat iwnal COQ::.ittee bel&n ,ather in' from varioua

..

Congr:e111onal cUatricte la1t Y•ar . Early in 1942 I l'ad the contact

an ot the Deaocratlc Jc:&tional Co::::ittee 1n uch 1uw 1ppo1nl.. a

per10«1 troa each Concreaaicmal Distri ct Who would 1end U1 rtCu.lar

bl-aonthlf report• •• to the reaction ot the voter1 1n h11 d1etr1ct

to iaportant Federal legialatic.n , the activit:laa and pol1clea or

var ious Ftder&l depart!ll4nt1 and agenc ies, ~111tary tvtnt1 or an,ything

else tt-.Dt m1;<ht bi@ important . The intor rr-ati on contained in thu10 r-e­

ports w11 W'1bell1vnbly vulunble and it properly uaed cnn be an

incalculable help to th• group end to you . The 1y1t1::a ror correlating

the intor-mtlon th\ll obtained is all worked out and the per1on. •ho ha1

charge ot it 11 available to continue the work.

There 11 10 inich to do bet•een nor; and the 1944 cupet '° t.m t I

urge that thi1 1roup ~ 1et up .a.nd start•d f"unctlonin& Just •• 1000

as possible .