Executive Office of the riiEsiDENT 

 National Resources Planning Boaud 



Washington, D. C, April 4, lO.jl. 

 The President, 



The White House. 

 j\Iy Dear IMr. President: We have the honor to submit lierewith a report 

 on "Research — A National Resource: Part II — Industrial Kescarcli". 



This volume is the second in the scries on this subject prepared under the genei-al 

 direction of our Science Committee with the cooperation of the councils wliich have 

 designated members of the committee. The first part, submitted in 1938, dealt with 

 "Relation of the Federal Government to Research", and a third part now in prepara- 

 tion is concerned with "Business Research". The document now submitted was pie- 

 pared bj' a special committee of the National Research Council. 



We endorse in principle the findings and recommendations of the special com- 

 mittee and wish to call attention to the great importance of industrial research in rela- 

 tion to both the present defense effort and also to developments in the post-defense 

 period. 



Sincerelj" j^ours, 



Frederio a. Delano, Cliairman. 

 Charles E. Merriam. 

 George F. Yantis. 



