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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00162.17 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1940s-1960s |
| Title | Franklin D. Roosevelt to James V. Forrestal in reference to the Research Board for National Security |
| Date | 31 March 1945 |
| Author | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) (1882-1945) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Writes in reference to the Research Board for National Security, a group that provides for civilian participation in scientific research on problems of national defense. Informs that he is transmitting a program to Congress for the Office of Scientific Research and Development for 1946 that considers continuing the Office's activities on a two-front war basis for the year. Advises that no funds be given to the Research Board for the fiscal year 1946. States the director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development is responsible for the organization until Roosevelt has time to study the scientific research needs of the government in peacetime. Addressed to Forrestal as Secretary of the Navy. Stamped received by the Navy Department and the Office of the Secretary of Navy. |
| Subjects | President Science and Technology Government and Civics World War II Navy Finance |
| People | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) (1882-1945) Forrestal, James (1892-1949) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | World War II; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |