The Defense Production Administration (DPA) was an independent agency of the United States government whose function was to oversee and control defense production programs of the United States during wartime mobilization. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article describes military mobilization For other meanings see Mobilization (disambiguation.
The Office of Defense Mobilization (ODM) had been established by Executive Order 10193 (issued December 16, 1950) under the authority of the Defense Production Act of 1950. The Office of Defense Mobilization (ODM was an independent agency of the United States government whose function was to plan coordinate direct and control all wartime executive order in the United States is a Directive issued by the President, the head of the executive branch of the federal government Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Defense Production Act ( is a United States law enacted on September 8, 1950, in response to the start of the Korean War. ODM's charge was to regulate the economy so that defense production needs could be met, even if this meant restricting the flow of goods and services to the civilian sector of the economy.
The Defense Production Administration was established by Executive Order 10200 on January 3, 1951. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Its mandate was to oversee the federal government's defense production program, which included materials production, manufacturing conversion, setting of production quotas, and establishing the mix of defense and civilian production. It was placed under the Office of Defense Mobilization along with the Wage Stabilization Board, the Office of Price Administration and other wartime agencies. The Wage Stabilization Board was set up by President Harry Truman within the United States Department of Labor, in December 1945 to take over the work of the The Office of Price Administration ( OPA) was established within the Office for Emergency Management of the United States Government by Executive Order The National Production Authority (NPA) was placed under the control of the Defense Production Administration. The National Production Authority (NPA was an agency of the United States government which developed and promoted the production and supply of materials and facilities necessary Although most of the NPA's functions were transferred to the Defense Production Administration, the agency re-delegated them right back to NPA. Indeed, most of the agencies which fell under the DPA's authority remained, organizationally, within their respective Cabinet departments. [1]
William Henry Harrison, former president of International Telephone & Telegraph and administrator of the National Production Authority, was named the DPA's first director. ITT Corporation, is a global diversified manufacturing company with 2007 revenues of $9 [2]
Harrison resigned after only a short time on the job, however. Manly Fleischmann was named the agency's second administrator in late 1951. But Fleischmann resigned in May 1952. [3]
Henry H. Fowler was named the agency's last director. Henry Hammill Fowler ( September 5, 1908 &ndash January 3, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician He led the DPA from 1952 to 1953, serving concurrently as the administrator of the NPA. [4]
The Defense Production Administration was abolished by Executive Order 10433 on February 4, 1953. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Its functions were transferred to its parent agency, the Office of Defense Mobilization. [1]
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References
- "Henry Fowler. " In Biographical Dictionary of the United States Secretaries of the Treasury, 1789-1995. Bernard S. Katz, C. Daniel Vencil and Daniel Vencil, eds. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Publishing, 1996. ISBN 0313280126
- "New Machine. " Time. January 15, 1951.
- "Overall Coordinator. " Time. May 19, 1952.
- Pierpaoli Jr. , Paul G. Truman and Korea: The Political Culture of the Early Cold War. Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, 1999. ISBN 0826212069
External links
- Records of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, 1951-73. Record Group 396. Guide to Federal Records. National Archives and Records Administration, 1995. Records of the successor agency to the OMD and the DPA. Accessed May 13, 2007.