WAR DEPARTMENT
                           WASHINGTON
 
                                   December 26, 1941
 
 
Dear Mr. President:
 
     With a view to enabling our representatives and those of 
the United Kingdom to plan and dispose of our joint program of 
armament production in a  manner best designed to win the war, I am
submitting the attached paper relating to our joint production as 
a basis for the discussions which are now proceeding.
 
     This document does not embody any detailed study of either 
the Navy or Maritime Commission programs and to be complete should be 
supplemented by such programs. It is intended, primarily, as a 
statement of 1942 production of Army items. It is not exact but it 
gives an over-all picture of our joint production for 1942 upon which 
I believe basic decisions can be made.
 
     It is necessary, of course, that British and United States 
1942 production be reviewed in order to plan both production and 
strategy. As you are perhaps aware, it is proposed to increase the 
munitions production of the United States by about 13 billion dollars 
in 1942. How this increase is to be planned and disposed must be 
determined. It is likewise essential that consideration be given to 
our production of 1943.
 
     I suggest a special committee of the Conference be set up 
immediately to deal with these considerations.
 
      I am also sending you a brief report on the status of the 
United States Victory Program.
 
                    Sincerely yours,
                    /s/ Henry L. Stimson
                    Secretary of War
 
 
 
The President
      The White House