DISPOSITION OF RECORDS OF THE PANAMA CANAL

JULY 10, 1939.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. ELLIOTT, from the Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, submitted the following

REPORT

The joint select committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, appointed on the part of the Senate and on the part of the House of Representatives, to whom are referred the reports of the Archivist of the United States (in compliance with sec. 9 of the National Archives Act, approved June 19, 1934) in respect to accumulation of records which are not needed or useful in the transaction of the current business of departments, bureaus, etc., and have no permanent value or historical interest, respectfully report to the Senate and House of Representatives, pursuant to an act entitled "An act to authorize and provide for the disposition of useless papers in the executive departments," approved February 16, 1889, as amended, as follows:

Your committee have taken action on the records described in the attached report of the Archivist of the United States, dated May 31, 1939, to the Seventy-sixth Congress, first session, with respect to records recommended to him for disposal by the Panama Canal, and we find and report that said records are not needed in the transaction of the current business of such Panama Canal and have no permanent value or historical interest. We would, however, suggest to the Panama Canal that any request from universities, public libraries, historical societies, or other non-Federal organizations relative to these papers, be honored and that the Panama Canal cooperate with such organizations to the extent that it deems reasonable and advisable.

We recommend that the Panama Canal, as required by law, destroy or otherwise effectively dispose of such records; if by sale, upon the best obtainable terms, after due publication of notice inviting pro

posals therefor, and receive and pay the proceeds thereof into the Treasury of the United States and make report thereof to Congress. Respectfully submitted to the Senate and House of Representa

tives.

A. J. ELLIOTT, Chairman.
B. W. GEARHART,

Members on the part of the House.
ALBEN W. BARKLEY,

E. W. GIBSON,

Members on the part of the Senate.

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, Washington, D. C., May 31, 1939.

REPORT OF THE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES ON LISTS OF PAPERS CONSISTING OF 26 ITEMS, FROM THOSE RECOMMENDED TO HIM FOR DISPOSITION, JANUARY 16, 1939, BY THE PANAMA CANAL

To the Congress of the United States:

In compliance with the provisions of section 9 of the National Archives Act (48 Stat. 1122; U. S. C., title 40, sec. 239), I have the honor to transmit herewith lists of papers, consisting of 26 items, among the archives and records of the Panama Canal, which that agency has recommended should be destroyed or otherwise disposed of.

These lists have been carefully examined and I beg to report, with the approval of the National Archives Council, that the archives and records described therein appear to have no permanent value or historical interest to the Government of the United States. Some of the records may be of interest to non-Federal organizations, such as local historical societies, and, therefore, the Congress may wish to authorize the Panama Canal to dispose of those records by transfer to such organizations as shall make application therefor. Respectfully submitted.

R. D. W. CONNOR, Archivist of the United States.

The Panama Canal

JOB NO. D39-128. JAN. 16, 1939.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. LOCATION OF RECORDS: RECORD BUREAU, BALBOA HEIGHTS, C. Z. PERSON IN CHARGE: C. P. CONLAN, CHIEF RECORD BUREAU

The Panama Canal-Continued

JOB NO. D39-128. JAN. 16, 1939.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. LOCATION OF RECORDS: RECORD BUREAU, BALBOA HEIGHTS, C. Z. PERSON IN CHARGE: C. P. CONLAN, CHIEF RECORD BUREAU-Continued

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37-E-28: Daily and weekly reports of patients in Colon
Hospital.

3 37-F-23/R: Routine reports, contagious and infectious
diseases.

37-M-5/R: Reports, rat extermination and protection
of structures from rats.

38-A-9/R: Routine reports, "Food prices at retail, U. S.
& C. Z."

1-B-2/0: Copies of traveling auditor's reports of inspec
tion of cash accounts-operation and maintenance.
1-B-2/7: Copies, traveling auditor's reports of inspec-
tion of cash accounts-supply department.

1-A-69/E: Routine accounting statements of the execu-
tive department.

2 2-F-207/R: Routine reports of physical examinations of
groups of silver employees (food handlers, etc.).
25-R-27/R: Routine requests for manufacture of rubber
stamps.

11 88-A-161/C: Routine reports of aircrafts landing at
Cristobal.

D/2-E-16: Data submitted by employees on a question-
naire re status of employment, outside work, etc.
D/36-C-1: Correspondence on proposal for furnishing
locomotives.