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h % ! ' '1 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT COUNCIL O F ECONOMIC ADVISERS WASHINGTON 25, D.C. e d w i n g . n o u r s e . c h a ir m a n L E O N H . K E Y S E R L I N G . VICE CHAIRMAN JO H N D. C L A R K September 9 , 1949 r 9 Bear Mr, P r e s id e n t: On A u gu st 9 , I wrote you u rg in g e a r ly a c tio n on any r e s ig n a t io n , subm itted on December M , 194-3. I have n o t had any d i r e c t response from you to t h i s l e t t e r , b u t Mr. Steelm an inform ed •?<e on A u gust 1 1 t h a t th e o n ly q u e s tio n v h ic h would be in v o lv e d was th a t o f tim in g o f th e announcement o f my r e tir e m e n t. He s a id you d e s ir e d to name my s u c c e s s o r a t th e seme t in e t h a t you announced my r e s ig n a t io n . You c o u ld thus a v o id pressu re on b e h a lf o f persons whom you would n o t c a r e to c o n s id e r f o r appointm ent. In accordance w ith t h i s s u g g e s tio n , I have n o t mentioned my pending r e tire m e n t even to niy c o lle a g u e s on th e C o u n c il. T h is has caused some d e la y in o r g a n iz in g our program o f work and our s t a f f arrangem ents between now and th e Economic R eport in Jan uary. My r e l a t i o n s are rendered ambigous and awkward a ls o w ith r e fe r e n c e to Mr, Pace and Budget d is c u s s io n s , and Mr, Souers and the d e li b e r a t i o n s o f th e N a tio n a l S e c u r it y C o u n c il. I f e e l t h a t I should n o t a p p ear b e fo r e th e se o th e r a g e n c ie s as spokesman fo r the C o u n c il o f Economic A d v is e r s w ith o u t t h e i r knowing t h a t I am r e t i r i n g w ith in th e n e x t few weeks. I f the work o f the C o u n c il !•: to be k e p t from s e r io u s dem orali z a tio n , I f e e l t h a t I s h a ll need to inform Mr. K e y s e r lin g , Mr, C la r k , Mr. F a c e , and Mr. Souers b y Wettoesday or Thursday o f n e x t week t h a t I s h a l l be le a v i n g n o t l a t e r than November 1 . I s h a l l o f course em p h a s iz e th a t t h i s i n f o r m t io n i s c o n f i d e n t i a l, and I t r u s t th e r e w i l l be no le a k b e fo r e you are read y to make yo ur announcement o f a y suc cesso r. s i n c e r e l y y o u r s, Chairman The President The White House
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