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B-13378 1 (1940-11-20)

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            COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES               388~
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                          WAS H INGTON  NO2014
                                        NOV 2 0 190





The Rouurable,

     The Secretazy of Ommer@S.

Sir,

     I havi your letter of Nomber   s 194, as fellow.

     The Bureau of the Census of this Department has been advised
that the Social Science Research Councils an agency mated by the
various professional somial solneo aaimeatiais, vUh   has as a
maJor responsibility the prmtiz& and flasna    of research in the
social sciences, is giving serious Consideration to grenting funds
for the preparation of certain monographs, v&1ch ot erwise would not
be prepared by the uemu of the Census, frm 16th Deemodal Conma
data,.

     The Bureau of the Census In authorised by its appropriatios
act, (Public 5W# 76th C=res) approved 1ay 1p 1940, to     qend
fund  for 'contracte for the preparation of aonoaphs on csnsm
subJects and other work of specialied charactr dweh aimt be ae..
ocep lahed through ordinary eployment'.

     *The Bwrwm states that it is probable that most or all of the
fmdeg available for the 16th Decennial Census wiln be used up in the
field and office work n the regular censu reports and that em3 a
limited mount of money will be available for desirable analytial
studies.  Fr these, the assistance and cooperation of the Social
Sience tesearch Couatl would be very desirable.

     As the Beau is dieirous of obtaining the assistance of the
SoeJil Ssnoe hasearco Council in this work, your decision is
rssettal j reqmstod a# to ihether it would be authorized to a*-
*e0  the free servies aid fhmacial assistance of the Social Science
Ameselmh Commil ia the iweparatdA of consum monographsl if not,
WmU the Bureau be authorized to Imtract, ith the Social Science
Aesearoh Comuil at the iuinal rate of psyuet of -1.00 ad assistance
in the facm of spac and oquipment for the preparation of official


     Ua decision of April Ss 19370 to the than Secretary of Comeres

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