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th1a u in~ to leU• ttapoa•a l8tter c4 arab 24, 19b5, with wb1oh-. -lOMd a latter reolll.ftd ~Ill". IIUib L .,,, •• o! 9lli Shore Dri'Yll, But Br rtoD, ~

'ftlll ~ o! .s-t.1o elaotrio I'&IIC'N 1 'n1 "I in the ,.. tional stookplle after procbstion-. entireq out off in~. 19la .... neerq abaaated in the earq part~ 1943 liT w1t.bltz 11 to .....t urpnt ~ ~ the .u.itarT apzao1ea Uld _. IIDliG.a& projects. uter 111.7, l9la, DO l'IIZIP• 'IIV8 prodaoed uat1l Sept~, 1943, wt.n it beo- -•Ni-T to Hti- procluotioa oa a l.1.td.ted aoale to .. et add:l.tioDal. ~· o! the .u.itarT ....,Ua Uld !or projeota o! the .. tioaal Bo'UiD& .ApnaiT,

'1'n:l plant• onlJr wre in procluotion dur1.n& the latter part o! 1943, Uld the rene•• turued out by t~ wre ~t entireq telcm by the .u.itar;r and houain& ageaoiea. PNctioalq DO nm .. 'IIV8 available !or .. eential oi...uJ.an r1pleo ta until the earl;r part o! 1944 llben it wu !oUDd pouibla to inD..._ procbstioa to •­exteut with the introduotion o! add:1t1oa.J. prootaa .... in ...... ..m.re there 110ul.d be no inter!-• with w.r work.

Approxi.Mtely 601 000 c!OMetio eleotrio nmpa wre procluoed during 1944, Uld u U. requi-te o! the ll:ll.ita17 qmoiea and the National. Houain& ActaCT 11114 •tarUlq l•••red, a 1ubataDti.&l. percmtage o! the rengea procmoed wve -.cl.e &ft1lable !or eiiHIItial o1Yillan uae.

lt1 Dtooeober, 1944, a MW pro,...a !or produotion of ~o electric nmpa .... placed in e!!ent tor 1945 with amuel prodaation of 1401000 rangN, to be IUDII!aotured at the rate of 351 000 per quarter. It -. expeoted tbat the .,....,.., ~ wauld pro'd.de eu.tt1o1ent renee• !or all mticipated .u.itar;r aa1 h~ liNda u well u tar eaaenti&l oi...uJ.an ... pl•l ta ~ - 1.Dat&llat1-where othc' t)'Jlea o! tu.l ,._ DOt &ft1l•ble1 but after 8hl.zop rert­aioaa ~ in .u.itar;r procbstioa in the latter part o! 1'M 1mer, it ._. -•aaaz7 to illpo .. MftN rutriot10Da in tba uae o! -poev in ...... 'llbere 1'BZIP• wre be1JlC procluoed. .u a ruul.t, the quatif;J' o! l'&DIN DOW beiDa prodaaed 1e aUbatalltialq UDdC' the aollllt o! t.bl proiJ'Uio

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olaot.rio -· !bo - ~ till' -INUa u...np aoNOl t.- ·-•- tw ~to~_. doalero oa t.bo -.. ot - ••: to wUII o4J•' •o tor llipteUOCI of ar erlaoro to oorto1D ._.

n boo-"" ••'7"' nw\rin <~ou...., ot uoVto ronpo to u-. "- 1lhioh .... o~t&l7 'lllred tor tM - ot on oloot.rio renp anr:l 'Obol'o t.bo .._ not.. t11ot M Mo ""' ~ootrio •onp 'Oid4l1 coo bo ~ .Uthollcb Ill'. 'l1llllooo • lottor dooo not oh"" o11,:1h1l1t.7 1br pt&1'CMoo1 it S. oo.- t.bot hi oao Qllllli4' !01' pt&1'CMoo ot o r~r~p. 110 are, t.borotoN, 'OJ'it.I.Dc t ho llolloablo Iron -.. ~ o! Ill.,.. ~. 11oo-.., tbo pn>cllloor ,..,...ot to Jut -.-. -nctoa, oo por DOW attoobocl.

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(bt .O.,hU*ON.. ~ \bit PI.U"PPM ot lhJt order:

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'nclo~·~ 1• e ~R£9z1n~ ~ubl1e~ed by the ,..outh ~hore rountry t"lntt or Chleavo, ln -~ ~ ... h t •oul d 11k~ you to r~•d th~ ~rtlcl•

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I think 1 ~ ft very t.ouehln ll"'lbut .. t;o our eu •, O ~parted Pre~1dent .

Very truly your• ,

/~~.~us-~ Herbert Word ~

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