Joseph Elliott Slater papers, 1929-1996, bulk 1940-1996

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Series V: The Draper Committee

1 linear feet

Series V: "The Draper Committee" includes documents related to Slater's time as the Secretary of President Eisenhower's Commission on Foreign Assistance. These files include correspondence between Slater and members of the committee, specifically William H. Draper (who headed the committee), and meeting minutes. The composite report from the committee as well as a supplement are also included in this series.



Box 12 Volume I: Composite Report of the President's Committee to Study the United States Military Assistance Program (2 copies), 1959


Box 12 Volume II: Supplement to the Composite Report of the President's Committee to Study the United States Military Assistance Program(2 copies), 1959


Box 12 Folder 1-10 Draper Committee, 1957-1960


Box 12 Folder 11 The Draper Committee Correspondence, 1958-1959


Box 12 Folder 12 Selected Press Clippings, 1959


Box 12 Folder 13 Foreign Policy Association, 1959