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How to Build Federal Agency Story of ECA
Washington April 21. The story of how to set up a new government agency in a hurry the Economic Cooperation Administration ECA created to run the European Recovery Program. ECA plans a staff of about 2000 with 15 000 applications but has only about 100 staff now. Hoff man appointed to run ECA began April 7 with eight people and borrows from Army Navy Budget Bureau and others for offices and supplies. Job seekers wait in line as Hard sorts 15 000 applications but hiring hinges on selecting top officials to head divisions like machinery and textiles and appointing a deputy administrator and an ambassador to Europe.
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Washington
ECA
Economic Co-operation Administration
Congress
Trusman
Truman
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Corp
Senate
Hoffman
White House
White Houses
Public Buildings Administration
PBA
Army, Navy and Budget Bureau
Agriculture Department
Government Printing Office
Navy
James H. Hard
Treasury
Hard
Europe