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qe Feb: 8, 1939 mesh oe o Res RDWARD R. SHARP) ’ GEORGE W. LEWIS} ; Joun F. VICTORY} a HEMHY 3. Es RID; - xX R. &. 5 : WALTER Hy REISER} = ; : ERM?ST MW. JOHRSON; ty L O(National Advisory : - Comaittee for Aeronautics); \ It will be recalled that in December, 1935, this matter was reforred to the Washington Field Office of the Bureau by Apsistant United States Attornay Harry H. Holt, Jr., et Norfolk, i; Virginia, who requested an investigation in regard to informatiqn 4 ID . ry 7 matter was refo: '. 4 ; gsaistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Wer Department, Was 2, who on February 10, 1936, furnished information to the effect Y he that the Rational Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was an inde- pendent Governmental agency not under Aray supervision and, for { that reason, no investigation was conducted by G-2. after re- - ceiving this information, the matter was referred to Wr. Joseph B. / {eenan, who on February 28, 1936, authorized the Bureau to make an investigation. The Hational Advisory Coanittee for feronautics was | ereated by an Act ef Congress, approved March 3, 1915, for the ‘ supervision and direction of tne acientific study of the problems of flight. The lew creating the Coumittes provides that the Committee shall supervise and direst "the scientific. atudy of the Lod ve La 3th Loa