LETTER TO MR. ROBERT H. BAHMER FROM JAMES M. ANDREWS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001000050052-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 9, 2003
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: April 29, 1954
• Content Type: LETTER

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
National Archives and Records Sera:ce
Washin,~ton 2:i, D. ?:'.
April 13, l~; ~!~
Lt. General C. P. Cabell
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington 25, D. C,
The Federal Records Center jn Alexandria, Pirginia, hot=~s
about 50,000 cubic feet of records of the World War Ii War Produe~i.on
Board, its predecessors and successors, that were transferred to the
Department of Commerce upon the termination in 19117 of the Office of
Temporary Controls.
These records, with certain exceptions, do not have suf~'icie~t
value to the Department of Commerce to warrant their further pre~rva-
tion. Attached is a disposal list describing those records that ::~ppe~3
to be disposable at-this time. Appended to it is an analysis of she
records of the Board that appear still to be of continuing value.
In view of the fact that during recent rr~nths sores use ~~1as
made of WPB files by representatives of your Agency' we wane to e,~sure
that the records to be retained will meet the needs of the Centro
Intelligence Agency.
We would appr8ciate a statement from you as to whether `:.he
work of the Central Intelligence Agency would be impeded if dispo:~itir~
of the WFB records is made in accordance with the plan indicated ~ the
attached fiats.
Sincerely yours,
Robert H. Bahmer
Acting Archivist
of the United States
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The Natlonal Archives pp
TO DISPOSE OF RECORDS
(For instructions on the use of this form sae N~tfonal Archives Manual
on the Disposition of Federal Records)
To: THE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES,
NATIONAL ARCH IVES, WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
t. FROM (AGENCY OR ESTABLISHMENT)
General Serviceis Adm~nistratie~n
2. MAJOR SUBDIVISION -_-~--- -~_ - _
Records Manage>rment Service4;~ Region III
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3. MINOR SUBDIVlS10N
Federal Records Cesr~teisr
A. NAME OF PERSON WITH WHOM TO CONFER
Ma Y, RittBr
6. GERTIFICATE OF AGENCY REPRESENTATIVC-:
The records have B The records wilt cease to have sufficient value
ceased to have euffi? to warrant further retention on the ezpiration
cient value to warrant of the period of time indicated or on the occur-
further retention, react of the event specified.
8. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM
(WITH INCLUSIVE DATES OR RETENTION PERIODS)
I hereby ce~ify that I em authorized to act for the lmad of this agency is matters pertalaing to the disposal of records, end that the reeorda dexril:ec:n :k is list or
schedule of pages are proposed for disposal for the reason indicated: ("X" only one)
-1.6~6RA~-1~00'~~ _._ __ __
DATE RECEIVED ~ 1UB tau
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_ - _ --__CONGRESSIONAL AUTHQ321ZATlC~N
HOUSE REPORT N0.
CONE~tESS
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SP_S iION I
NOT1FIC/?i'lON TO A4 ENCY
CONGRESS HAS AUTHURIYED DISPOSI:". OF if-E^^'3
"DISPOSAL APPROVED" IN ~.oLUMN 70:
The records will have ceased to have s>i#icient vaiae to ,varr~tt
retention in their original form by virt,;e of tic ;s?. hrt the
microphotographic copies, made in aa:anlance q.,t ; a-+m-itrds of
the National Archives Coucsil, will be ss~plianae aoxiu~issioners, result-
in the iasuarn:e of r~.ore than ~ suapensian oPderr~
susper~d3~ a~.Io?ations ar priosit3es tt~ brim.. lase by a
aolr~~r into proportioai with equitable arse - ~aea-ntia3.ly
a ~ of allocation ?r priority), rarara than consent
orders (company a~tted eiolation ar~d agreed to revised
pr3.arity ar a13.ocati.oa), grad mom min ~COf3 prc~battian
orders. L?ffieial i`i3e g eav~.ring eae~ order ors retained
in t-h8 Nati;onel. ~rc3-~i.~es among 'the reetrxrr~.a of the xecord-
r$t~s'3''3 in the aa$e flf appeai$, files are atsong
the records of the ~hi,ef Cor~pliar,ee Caz~i.asiox~ss~, ~iah
ar$ al,lst~ in the National. Arcr4ivas.
statue Infarmaticrn order ~'11esi 190-1t7i Files l~,intain
by the Statue Ir:f'ormati.on Branch c~P the Adat3,nistrat~ive
Sax^vie+~s Division of ttae i~ax Pradu+ri~.on Board, They talmre
designated as the official "order" files: of the Board,
arnl cons3$t of copies of applilca+.~:oxn>~s for priority ~
ar~sistamce requi:re~i unc3.er various .~f'b orders. I
gha rleccards are Sri ul~l.er the order nuwbers by
month or quarter, thereurad.er ~ xlame of apFiicar~t, m
it ne~tess3ary for a ses~rc.~~.er to axamisa records ~cen-
ever ari extens3ive search is rsq?xS.red. Afiozeovsr~ the
files- contain Iitt3? asupp4~ing data ais the cx3rreapondsr>.a
and supporting documexx#,s~ Wsra rou~6ed to the apPrcpriate
divi~~ion far processiu~;. 2~-aeh of the posg~ible value of
the records >~s~ therafox?e, sis~sx? contained in the 'statue
informat3.an files as tt~e 3ivieiorr .t'ika rare auPpo;aedly
ttae mare congplete.
~e statue infarll~atian ~.'i1ee, on the other hs~i: ire ~
net scree>~d either for records to be includes in the ~
Plant 1'3a'tse. Integration files or the Policy Ijocwttentatic''n
file, and ~rere in that sense far a time more valuable than
tie divilsion f'i~lea contsgimi,a~; sim3.lar ~ duplicate rse~orc~.s.
~zere is an axcaeptian to the a~csve $tatesaent in the feat
that the PT1IA,+s (t~PB ~.fs} reportil~ farm that for>sled
a large Isegr~snt of the atata.s inf'ormatian Elise ~rers
destmgsd throu?h Marsh 19~'... ~,ss r~aai~.ng P7)IA mcarde
saver the period 19~a through .~ugusst 19~.
Production Require>~?ntt3 Ilan (PRP) and Control7.sd
M~tteri:sls Pisan ~~ I1~.risional Pecor{3a, 19,2-~: T'he
Praducti?n Requirements Plan aztd its aus$essor~_~e
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ITEM NO.
8. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM
(WITH INCLUSIVE DATES QR RETENTION PERIODS)
9'
SAFIPLE OR 1
AC7".O
.iDB NO.
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Controlled Materials Plate, were use to a loos zna eri al
to applicants for use in cQrpletizzg wartime projects.
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The applications were routed to the dirisiozi chslred
with the function of allocating particular materials in-
alved in the production of certain and-products.
The PRP records consist primarl.~,y of Forms ~'i3 2~A
(Application for Priority Assistance under Prod~kction
Requirements Dian}, PD 25F (Application .for Supplertentary
Authorization under Production r~Qquiremants Plan,
correspondence, and related data and work sheets. Eate$
191 - let quarter 1943?
The C~iF' records consist pri~larily of Form C~,F'-ItB
Application for Allotment of Controlled Materials, ar~clf
or change i:n A.uthori~d Production Schedule}, CAL-2{~t}
(Allotment Increase and ~?evissd Authori.sced Production
Sehedule~+ eorrespor~dence and arctic sheets. Dates -first
~
quarter 1943-~-9~~?
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6.
Industry Divisions and. ?3ureaua (except operatin? files of
~
-the A'hnsrals Bureau, such as these of the M#.ni.n~ Divisions
Aiisc?12an@OLiB ~iineP-mss Divisior>s~ A~ultl~riLi7li ~I~IleiS~.UAi I}~.Y~.-
sic~n,, and ASstals and A~.nerale Division covered by "LOg No.
32D?"~, 19~-47s Recc>rda of about 27 industry zunittaes that worked ~.~i.th them and other
comrnit~tees that detezm3xied plaiicies majc)r materials
sind.Iar to ttiol,e listed urr~.er the item 1 NOTE are
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in the Nationaa Arch Ives.
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~1?t duplicated in thQ '~faati?nal Archives are
the innumerable f outs filled out b~~ all of the
taembers of the various 3.tuiusLries in aonneetion
with allocations, priorities aud. compliance ~+ith
orders and. rege~l.ations together =~it~: the ra7.ated
correspo~ience at the division, branch, section,
1
and unit levels. These nave, however, Y,a~sn held
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REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF RECORDS-Continuatian Sheet
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ITEM NO.
8. DESCRIPTION OF ITEM
(WITH INCLUSIVE DATES OR RETENTION PERIODS)
~ dears lottgar thau~t was de~ned necesaarg byy #~e
Production FsQard, ~>.~ it), a ~3epesal schedule
approved by Co~resl~ in 19~t5 prov:tded fctx their
retention for only two years after the close of
#~e program. Tn aatciitiot~ there are beir~ held at
the F'ecieral r?~ecs~rda Center, legion 3, ~~ forma
.ttsd by 5,Od0 representative firma ~..n the
P~,nt Data Integration File mentforyed above,
was fora were pull+~ from this residue of the
div~.siona3 files and are r>.ot to be deatro~d at
this time.
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~aich ~sv 1ta '~i.~at3.a~~ ~ivisioa ia9hersted those a~skr
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