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a bye Febraery 8, 1939 62-39703 o . ry Res RDWARD R._SHARP; i 7 Joun Fe! VICTORY; SE q mewey 3. BC REID A WALTER He "RBISER; rare ret 4 7 . PRMEST w.COOHNSON; | ne. L O(National Advisory et ~ - Comaittee for Aeronautics); — . Xv It will be recalled that in December, 1935, this matter gas reforred to the Washington Pield Office of the Bureau by Assistant United States Attornay Harry H. Holt, Jr., at Norfolk, f Virginia, who requested an investigation in re ard to information sae furnished matter was relo ° ln, . £ | , | Bsaistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Bar Department, Washiz n, Da Coy who on February 10, 1936, furnished information to the effect - \ that the National Advisory Committees for Aeronautics gas an inie- — pendent Governmental agency not under Aray supervision and, for — that reason, no investigation was conducted by G2. after re- — .. a ceiving thie information, the matter Bas referred to Mr. Joseph B. f Keenan, who on February 28, 1936, authorized the Bureau to aske an investigation. \ The Hational Advisory Coumittee for deronautics was , | ereated by an Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1915, for the - ‘ supervision and direction of the acientific study of the problems of flight. The lew creating the Coanittes provides that the Conaittee shall supervise and direst athe _sclentifis. atudy.of the conc CA - 39 F03 -87X COrlEs DESTROYED ‘ 5 LOR ver La sot | oa