Local defense council appointment notification and inquiry response correspondence, 1940-1941.

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Local defense council appointment notification and inquiry response correspondence, 1940-1941.

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This series contains correspondence and telegrams sent between local defense councils and Thomas L.J. Corcoran, the secretary of the Council of Defense (predecessor to the New York State War Council), or Charles Poletti, the Lieutenant Governor and State Defense Coordinator. Correspondence from the local councils usually notified the State Council of Defense of local office appointments or requested information on policies. In some cases, entire lists of local defense council personnel are found. Carbon copies of correspondence sent to the local councils found in this series usually provide information on meetings, programs, or clarification of regulations.

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Maurice Neufeld worked in New York State's Division of Commerce and became the assistant to the State War Plans Coordinator in 1941 with the creation of the State War Council. Lieutenant Governor Charles Poletti was the first State War Plans Coordinator; later Oswald D. Heck, speaker of the assembly, served. Neufeld served in his position throughout the war, and though he had authority over certain issues, primarily he served to direct decisions to the appropriate agency heads. From ...

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