I was consulted about the appointment of the Commission.

Yes--and perhaps longer.

I will answer that question when the bill comes before me.

I will tell you what I will do with it when it comes before me in the form of a bill.

I can't run the legislative branch of the Government.

I also direct the appropriate officials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Flag Day.

As I told you in our conference today, it will have the complete backing of the Government.

It is the announced aim of this Government to accord civil government and a full measure of civil rights to the inhabitants of its Pacific territories.

The Department of the Army shall have the right to re-enter any of such cemeteries subsequent to the effective date of the transfer of functions with respect thereto for the purpose of making exhumations or reinterments should any such…

In keeping with past experience, the pending bill provides that reorganization plans, submitted to the Congress by the President under the reorganization authority, must lie before the Congress for 60 consecutive days without Congressional…

The Commission has stated--and I believe quite correctly--that the basic requirement for achieving effective management in government is to grant to the men upon whom responsibility is placed by the Constitution and the statutes an…

The Commission on Organization has served the country well by pointing the way toward achieving continued improvements in government operations.

It is neither possible nor wise to proceed simultaneously in all areas on reorganization.

While there will be honest differences of opinion concerning many of the Commission's specific recommendations, I believe that the Commission's work as a whole represents a landmark in the field of Government organization.

Such plans and recommendations will represent the most carefully considered judgment of the Executive Branch of the Government.

I also direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the display of the flag on all Government buildings, and I request that all ships sailing under the American flag dress ship, on Monday, May 23, 1949, in honor of…

Yes, that has already been approved, and will go down just as soon as the State Department is ready to send it down.

It has been under consideration for some time.