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 |