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PLEASE RETURN PROMPTLY To Chief Clerk* Offloe Room 6423 /'PR 26 1840 ^7 00*1 Ur* Shorten Clay* Sserstary iriiuMi iWtoeodoLl lasoidftt.lon Bow 2906 --1270 Sixth Av k u o Now Took 20* nwr York ' Dour Mr* Cluyi LISTED & tti* 1* In reply to year letter of April 19 oenoornLng the proposed transfer of the Division of Cancwraisl standards and tba Division of %(ie Pmotleoe the Ospartasnt of Comoros front the Rational Baraaa of Standards to the Offio* of Daasstto Oowsros. Hoeeon* for thle propossd transfer ore disoussed t s o bs length la the attached copy of recoat letter to Ur* 0* E. Wilson* Chalrssan of the Policy Cocattfcee on Standards. Thle Coanlttes. which woe appointed to conduct a aoeprohmsive corny of the standardisation work of tho Department* rcoaamandcd thle transfer la lte report. The Departfloot ho* not accepted all of the recpwasadatlons in the Committee's report* bat this particular reecoaeadatioa has been adopted because it Is supported by on Independent study conducted ty the Department of sMthodc for Innrcnclnt tho soope and effectiveness of our week in the field of etsndarnlrstlon. the purpoee of the piopceod transfer in to peonoto the aero extensive uoo of otaodarde la the poet* ear peeled* lour Interest la writing oonoeming this natter la appreciated and any further oenmate or eugscstlen* whisk pea nay earn to sake regarding Uw Scperteent** ptegron la tho Hold of standards will be most welcome. Sincerely yours* RA*.Wn o.Frraase/mcb A/25/A6