Herbert Hoover: “But in order to assure that there will be no failure to meet problems as they arise, the organization will be continued…”

It is not intended by this order to give any publicly owned lands a national-forest status which have hitherto not had such status, nor to remove any publicly owned lands from a national-forest status.

We must make headway against the mutual fear and friction arising out of war armament which kill human confidence throughout the world.

You have always been a public spirited citizen, working for the best interests of your state and of the nation and I know that whether in diplomatic work or at home, you will continue to render valuable service.

The details of this estimate, the necessity therefor, and the reason for its transmission at this time are set forth in the letter of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget transmitted herewith, with whose comments and observations…