It has been a pleasant evening.

Thirty days after the presentation of its final report to the President, the Commission shall cease to exist unless the President shall otherwise direct.

We must guard our freedom well--guard it from armed assault, guard it from subversive infiltration, guard it from internal suppression and the deadly imposition of conformity.

The Commission shall make a thorough study of the problem of providing for the internal security of the United States and at the same time protecting the rights and freedoms of individuals.

I consider the task of this Commission to be of extraordinary importance.

I intend to do everything I can to enable this Commission to make a thorough and careful study.

The Commission shall take appropriate measures to protect the security or confidential character of any security-classified information or information of a confidential nature submitted to it or examined by it.

There is hereby established in the Executive Office of the President a commission to be known as the President's Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights.

I HAVE today established a Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights.

Today, we are particularly concerned by the threat to our Government and our national life arising from the activities of the forces of Communist imperialism.

We cannot allow shortages of materials to jeopardize our national security nor to become a bottleneck to our economic expansion.

In formulating final recommendations, your Commission should take into account all possible methods of bringing supplies and requirements of essential materials into balance.

This is one of the crucial problems facing the nation.

By wise planning and determined action we can meet our essential needs for military security, civilian welfare, and the continued economic growth of the United States.

I am very pleased that you have agreed to serve as the Chairman of the President's Materials Policy Commission.

The Secretary of State, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of section 7(b) of the Act, shall require reimbursement from the United Nations for the expense thereby incurred by the United States whenever personnel or assistance…

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