Evening star., 1952-08-08
DPA Chief Forecasts
Possibility Of Accord
ToSpeed Plane Output
By Froncis P. DouoIos

Uy SV0SsSS
Smouldering differences between
Government production officials
and Pentagon officers over air.
plane production may lead to
agreement meaning larger output.
according to Henry H. Fowler, De-
fense Production Administrator.
At a press conference yesterday
Mr.. Fowler. for the first time. dis
cussed publicly-although guard
edly-the so-called Campbell re-
port.
This is a program advanced by
William L. Campbell. acting head
of the Aircraft Production Board
in DPA. It has been reported to
provide for concentration of air.
craft production on a compare
lively few models to obtain in
creased output.
Mr.. Fowler said it is possible
that some joint report can be
developed as the result of dis
cussions. If not, he said, he may
have to make some decisions that
would be submitted as DPA
recommendations. Such recon-
mendations presumably would go
to President Truman for final
action.
No Contract Powers.
Mr.. Fowler referred to the pro-
posals advanced by Mr.. Campbell,
not as a report, but as "a memo
randum-points raised for dis
cussion." He made it clear that
neither DPA nor the aircraft
board has authority to carry out
the proposals. He said neither
agency has authority to cancel
orders or make other contracts toI
replace them.
The Campbell proposals were
advanced in their present :orm at
a meeting on July 9 of the air
craft board, which includes al
preponderent number of repre-
Sentatives of the armed services.
Mr.. Fowler said the services
asked for time in which to con-
slider the points raised. In this
way, he said. they could submit
their comment in more complete
form than was possible immed-
lately.
The board meeting then was
recessed until September Il.
Mr.. Fowler declined to outline
what was in the proposals. He said
he did not want to compound a.
felony, since the document is
classified as secret.
Would Try to Assure Funds.
It was learned that one point
raised was this: That if the serv-
ices would take such measures as
would promise increased output
DPA would take steps to try toI
assure funds to meet the cost. This
would obviate the stretch-out in
plane production.
Through the stetch-out put
into effect the first of this year.
the Air Force goal of 143 wings
would not be attained until 1855.
The original aim was to reach this
goal in 1854. 1
Mr.. Fowler. at his press confer
ence. also announced:
/. A drive by the National Pro-
duction Authority. which he also
heads, to see that steel-using in
dustries do not hoard more than
their share of the available post
strike steel supplies.
2. He has confidence that funds
will be found to carry on the work
Of the international Materials
Conference. Some members of
Congress believed they put the
quietus on this agency. which ap-
portions certain scarce materials
among the nations Of the free
world. The State Department,
which has been participating in
the INC, was forbidden to use any
Of its funds for the purpose.
Departure Indicated.
Mr.. Fowler indicated he expects
to leave the two agencies he heads
by the first of the year. The way
he put it was that he expects to-
celebrate New Years Eve without
having the duties of his jobs on his
mind.
Mr.. Fowler said there will be a
voluntary compliance campaign
and an enforcement campaign to-
assure that steel supplies are
spread equitably throughout in
dustry. The permissible inventory
has been cut from 45-day supply
to a 30-day supply during the last
four months of the year.
An enforcement staff of 225I
will carry on the enforcement pro-
gram. Flying squads from WASH
ington will aid enforcement Of
ficials in the field to make the
campaign effective. he said.