On May 25, 1940 “The Office for Emergency Management was established upon recommendation of the revived Council of National Defense, in the Executive Office of the President”. (Gessert, Federal CD Organization, 1965, p. 60) Functions: “Assisted the President in clearing information on defense measures. Maintained liaison with national defense agencies. Coordinated the national defense program”. Starting in June 13, 1942 the OEM began to be dismantled when the Division of Information was terminated by Exec Order 9182, followed by “liaison functions terminated with resignation of Liaison Officer for Emergency Management (the OEM director), November 3, 1943; and Division of Central Administrative Affairs abolished, effective November 30, 1944, by EO 9471, August 25, 1944, with the Department of the Treasury named as liquidator”. (National Archives, Records of the OEM, 1940-44 (Record Group 214) )