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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF12-002
This folder contains memoranda, correspondence, reports, and drafts pertaining to the Executive Stockpile Committee. The committee was directed by President Kennedy to review the policies and principles for the country's program of stockpiling strategic materials. It was chaired by Edward A. McDermott, Acting Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, and work within the General Services Administration was coordinated by Maurice J. Connell of the Defense Materials Service. The file includes the final copy of "The Barter Program: A Report to the President" (22 August 1962), information on proposed legislation to amend the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, summary and analysis of recommendations contained in the committee's report, and a copy of "Disposing of Excess Stockpile Materials: Report to the President" (16 January 1963).
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF12-001
This folder contains memoranda, correspondence, outlines, and drafts pertaining to the Executive Stockpile Committee. The committee was directed by President Kennedy to review the policies and principles for the country's program of stockpiling strategic materials. It was chaired by Edward A. McDermott, Acting Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, and work within the General Services Administration was coordinated by Maurice J. Connell of the Defense Materials Service. The file includes a copy of the final draft of "Report of the Executive Stockpile Committee to the President," two drafts of a report on the barter program, and a list of "Essential Survival Items" published by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF22-009
This folder contains Walter W. Heller's correspondence with the Office of Emergency Planning. Types of material include letters, memoranda, reports, press releases, and charts. Correspondents include Edward A. McDermott (director). The file also contains a report with recommendations for "Central Management of Resources After Nuclear Attack"; the first chapter of the National Plan for Emergency Preparedness; an interim plan for the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) from the Federal Communications Commission.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Topics include proposed stockpile legislation, the barter program, a meeting of the Civil Defense Advisory Council, and the need for greater OEP appropriations for personnel. Also included in this folder is a letter from OEP Director Edward A. McDermott to Senator Harry F. Byrd in response to Byrd's press release titled, "The Federal Budget Could and Should be Cut."