BUREAUCRACY IN BLOSSOM

To meet the growing needs of U.S. mobilization, a whole new crop of Government agencies is sprouting up in Washington's alphabetical garden. Though most of the actual operations are still centered in the old-line Government departments, there are dozens of new boards, bureaus and committees busily making plans, setting policy and supervising operations. The most important, old & new:

NSC. National Security Council. The nation's top agency for coordinating domestic, foreign and military policies affecting national security (TIME Feb 5) Chairman: President Truman. Executive Secretary: James S. Lay.

NSRB. National Security Resources Board. Overall military and economic planning. Chairman: Stuart Symington.

CEA. Council of Economic Advisers. Economic aspects of defense mobilization Chairman: Leon Keyserling.

ODM. Office of Defense Mobilization. Overall direction of U.S. mobilization Director: Charles E. Wilson.

DPA. Defense Production Administration. Establishes production goals and supervises operations. Administrator: William H. Harrison.

NPA. National Production Authority. Sets priorities and allocation programs for industry. Administrator: Manly Fleischmann.

MPC. Manpower Policy Committee. Formulates and coordinates manpower policies. Chairman: Dr. Arthur Flemming. Not to be confused with another MPC --Materials Policy Commission--which studies and reports on long-range materials problems. Chairman: William S. Paley.

ESA. Economic Stabilization Agency. Coordinates and supervises wage & price policies. Administrator: Eric A. Johnston.

OPS. Office of Price Stabilization. Price controls. Director: Michael DiSalle.

WSB. Wage Stabilization Board. Wage controls. Chairman: Cyrus Ching.

OHE. Office of the Housing Expediter. Rent controls. Expediter: Tighe E Woods.

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