I persuaded Colonel James C. Roop to become Director of the Budget.

I have never looked into that phase of it.

I had expected to be able to issue the Colorado River proclamation today, but that will not be possible, as the Attorney General has not completed checking up on the details required so that will go over to Monday.

The total amount of currency issued is $5,065 million.

Mr. Roop makes a very considerable personal sacrifice to come into government service.

I have your telegram of today's date.

The matter has been referred to the Treasury Department for action.

You may rest assured that there is no intention on the part of the Federal Government in any way to transgress the limits of the law.

If you are interested in the reaction of the farm organizations and the farmers themselves to the Board containing at least one important outstanding businessman as distinguished from men that come up from the agricultural world, you will…

They will be for another month, and then be here to take over the Budget Bureau.

We will have all of that in hand this week.

Mr. Ralph Ely Stedman may be reinstated to an appropriate position in the classified service without regard to the length of his separation from the service.