1 Industrial Mobilization for War, pp. 389-95.
2 For more details about the ANMB, see below, p. 290.
3 Memo, ANMB for CCS (American Sec.), 26 Feb 42, sub: Resume of Priorities Situation and Request for Revised Directive, JB 355 Ser. 745, CCS 400.17 (2-20-42) Sec. 1.
4 See above, p. 194.
5 Memo, ANMB for CCS (American Sec.), 21 Feb 42, sub: Resume of Priorities Situation and Request for Revised Dir, CCS 400.17 (2-20-42) Sec. 1.
6 Memo, Secy JB for JPC, 26 Mar 42, sub: Priorities for Equip, w/incl, CCS 400.17 (2-20-42) Sec. 1.
7 JPS 20 (2d draft), 31 Mar 42, sub: Priorities in Production of Munitions Based on Strategic Considerations, CCS 400.17 (2-20-42) Sec. 1.
8 Min, 10th Mtg, JPS, 4 Apr 42, Item 3, CCS 400.17 (2-20-42).
9 Memo, JCS to President, 10 Apr 42, CCS 400.17 (2-20-42) Sec. 1.
10 Memo, President for JCS, I May 42, sub: Recommendations to JCS for Priority of Production of War Munitions, CCS 400.17 (2-20-42) Sec. 1.
11 Memo, President for D. M. Nelson, 1 May 42, CCS 400.17 (2-20-42) Sec. 1.
12 Memo, JCS for ANMB, 6 May 42, sub: Priorities in Production of Munitions Based on Strategic Considerations, CCS 400.17 (2-20-42) Sec. 1.
13 Memo, ANMB for Chm WPB, 20 May 42; Hq ASF, WPB.
14 Min, 39th Mtg, Planning Com, WPB, 9 Jun 42, p. 62.
15 Memo, ANMB for USW and USN, 30 May 42, sub: AN MB Priorities Dir, Hq ASF, WPB.
16 Min, 39th Mtg, WPB, 9 Jun 42, p. 62.
17 ANMB, 12 Jun 42, sub: Priorities in Production of Munitions Based on Strategic Considerations, CCS 400.17 (2-20-42) Sec. 1.
18 Memo, D. M. Nelson to Batt, J. S. Knowlson, Henderson, Weiner and Matthiessen, 19 Jun 42, sub: Effect of Rerated Military Program on Work of the WPB, CCS 400.17 (2-20-42) Sec. 1.
19 Memo, ANMB for Chm WPB, 5 Jul 42, sub: Priorities and Allocations, Hq ASF, WPB.
20 Memo, ANMB for JCS, 19 Jul 42, sub: WPBANMB Conflict with respect to Concurrences, CCS 400.17 (2-20-42) Sec. 1.
21 Memo, ANMB for JCS, 23 Sep 42, sub: WPBANMB Conflict with respect to Concurrences, CGS 400.17 (2-20-42) Sec. 1; Industrial Mobilization for War, pp. 298-301.
22 Ltr, D. M. Nelson to Patterson, Forrestal, and Eberstadt, 22 Aug 42, Hq ASF, WPB.
23 Ltr, Patterson, Vice Adm Samuel M. Robinson, and Eberstadt to D. M. Nelson, 27 Aug 42, Hq ASF, WPB.
24 Industrial Mobilization for War, p. 459.
25 Ibid., pp. 457-74. See also David Novick, Melvin L. Anshen, and William C. Truppner, Wartime Production Controls (New York, Columbia University Press, 1949).
26 Ltr, Patterson, Forrestal, and Eberstadt to D. M. Nelson, 20 May 42, Hq ASF, ANMB.
27 Memo, Patterson and Forrestal for Chm WPB, 28 May 42, sub: PRP, Hq ASF, WPB.
28 Memo, Eberstadt for USW and USN, 8 Jun 42, sub: Discussion with Knowlson-Revised Priorities Dir and PRP, CG ASE
29 For a history of the CMP, see Industrial Mobilization for War, pp. 485-501; also, Min, WPB, 27 Oct 42, p. 147.
30 Min, 54th Mtg, Planning Com, WPB, 3 Sep 42, pp. 88-89; Planning Com Recommendation 17 for D. M. Nelson, 5 Sep 42, sub: Cond of the Flow of Materials, WPB Doc Pub 5, Appen. X, p. 158. The WPB, as well as the Army, had come to prefer the vertical CMP system
31 WPB press release (WPB-1494), 8 Jul 42, National Archives, WPB papers.
32 WPB Gen Adm O 2-65, 11 Nov 42.
33 The Evening Star (Washington) February 17, 1943. .
34 D. M. Nelson, Arsenal of Democracy, pp. 388-89; Industrial Mobilization for War, pp. 580-82.
35 Industrial Mobilization for War, p. 581
36 William D. Leahy, l Was There (New York, Whittlesey House, 1950), p. 130.