Washington D. C                       
 
                         5th January 1942                   
 
                                                            
 
 
                     Dear Mr. President                     
 
                                                            
 
 
Now that you have disposed of the program for weapons of war 
      and also for the mercantile marine I beg to bring to your notice 
               the naval projects in contemplation.         
 
                                                            
 
 
In 1942, it is expected that 112 major naval craft and 600 
            minor craft will be brought to completion.      
 
      But 600 minor naval craft is not an output consistent with the 
      great projects, which have been launched in other directions. 
      And I would make bold to recommend that the building of minor 
     vessels in 1942 be increased by not less than 640 craft
 
                                                            
 
 
These might be built in the yards already at the disposal 
      of the navy and also in places engaged in building river vessels 
                         and ferryboats.                    
 
                                                            
 
 
If this proposal finds favor with you then I would recommend 
      that 150 of the vessels should be tank landing craft each carrying 
     20 tanks of 20 tons and equipped to make ocean passages
 
                                                            
 
 
These tank landing craft would be made use of by the United 
                      States or Britain for                 
 
     landngs on the beach in France or elsewhere, according 
 
                                                            
 
 
         President of the United States of America          
 
                         The White House                    
 
      Washington D. C.