Records of the Petroleum Administration for Defense
(Record Group 312)
1950-57 (BULK 1950-54)
Table of Contents
- 312.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
- 312.2 GENERAL RECORDS 1950-57
- 312.2.1 Records of the Office of the Deputy Administrator
- 312.2.2 Records of the Office of the Congressional Liaison Officer
- 312.2.3 Records of the Legal Division
- 312.2.4 Records of the Public Information Division
- 312.2.5 Records of the Executive Secretary
- 312.2.6 Records of the Administrative Division
- 312.2.7 Records of the Office of Historian
- 312.2.8 Records of the Materials Division
- 312.2.9 Records of the Office of the Foriegn Coordinator
- 312.2.10 Records of the Program Division
- 312.2.11 Records of the Manpower Division
- 312.2.12 Records of Facility Security Division
- 312.2.13 Records of the Office of the Assistant Deputy Administrator, Domestic Petroleum Operations
- 312.2.14 Records of the Office of Finance Counselor
- 312.2.15 Records of the Supply and Transportation Division
- 312.2.16 Records of the Production Division
- 312.2.17 Records of the Distribution and Marketing Division
- 312.2.18 Records of the Refining Division
- 312.2.19 Records of the Office of the Assistant Deputy Administrator, Foreign Petroleum Operations
- 312.2.20 Records of the Foreign Production Division
- 312.2.21 Records of the Foreign refining Division
- 312.2.22 Records of the Foreign Supply and Transportation Division
- 312.2.23 Records of the Office of the Assistant Deputy Administrator, Natural Gas Operations
- 312.2.24 Records of the Records of the Gas Production and Processing Division
- 312.2.25 Records of the Gas Operations Division
- 312.2.26 Records of the Gas Facilities Division
- 312.2.27 Records of the Gas Planning Division
- 312.2.28 Other PAD records
Established: In the Department of the Interior by the Defense Production Act of 1950, implemented by the Secretary of the Interior's Order 2591, October 3, 1950. Functions: Administered a program for development and execution of policies and programs for meeting military, government, industrial, and civilian requirements for petroleum and gas.
Abolished: Effective April 30, 1954, by Secretary of the Interior's Order 2755, April 23, 1954.
Successor Agencies: Oil and Gas Division, Department of the Interior.
Security-Classified Records: This record group may include material that is security-classified.
Related Records: Record copies of publications of the Petroleum Administration for Defense in RG 287, Publications of the U.S. Government. Records of the Petroleum Administrative Board, 1924-42, RG 232. Records of the Petroleum Adminstration for War (PAW), 1935-48, RG 253
Subject Access Terms: Korean War Agency
312.2.1 Records of the Office of the Deputy Administrator
Textual Records: General records, 1950-54.
312.2.2 Records of the Office of the Congressional Liaison Officer
Textual Records: General records, 1951-53.
312.2.3 Records of the Legal Division
Textual Records: General records, 1950-54.
312.2.4 Records of the Public Information Division
Textual Records: General records, 1950-54. Press releases, 1950-54. Biographical data, 1950-53. Remarks, statements, and speeches by PAD personnel, 1950-53.
312.2.5 Records of the Office of Executive Secretary
Textual Records: Administrative reference file, 1950-54. Records of the records management analyst, 1950-54. Organizational records, 1950-54. Master forms file, 1950-54. Report file, 1950-54. Master file of committees, 1951-53. Records of the Advisory Committee on Export Policy, 1950-54.
312.2.6 Records of the Administrative Division
Textual Records: General records, 1950-52. Issuance file, 1950-52.
312.2.7 Records of the Office of Historian
Textual Records: Record copies of correspondence, issuances, and other PAD documentation used by the Historian in compiling the unpublished official history, including a copy of history and selected working papers, 1950-54.
312.2.8 Records of the Materials Division
Textual Records: General records, 1950-53. General records of the Oilfield Manufacturers Equipment Branch, 1950-53.
312.2.9 Records of the Office of the Foreign Coordinator
Textual Records: General records, 1951-53. Records of the Foreign Petroleum Materials Committee, 1951-53. Records of the Foreign Operations Facilities Committee, 1951-53. Records of the Foreign Petroleum Committee, 1951-53.
312.2.10 Records of the Program Division
Textual Records: General records, 1951-54.
312.2.11 Records of the Manpower Division
Textual Records: General records, 1951-53.
312.2.12 Records of the Facility Security Division
Textual Records: General records, 1951-53.
312.2.13 Records of the Office of the Assistant Deputy Administrator, Domestic Petroleum Operations
Textual Records: General records, 1951-54.
312.2.14 Records of the Office of Finance Counselor
Textual Records: General records, 1950-57.
NOTE: The files of the office were continued in current use by the successor agency, the Office of Oil and Gas of the Interior Department, until 1957.
312.2.15 Records of the Supply and Transportation Division
Textual Records: General records, 1950-54. General records of the Research and Analysis Branch, 1951-54.
312.2.16 Records of the Production Division
Textual Records: General records, 1951-54.
312.2.17 Records of the Distribution and Marketing Division
Textual Records: General records, 1950-53.
312.2.18 Records of the Refining Division
Textual Records: General records, 1950-54.
312.2.19 Records of the Office of the Assistant Deputy Administrator, Foreign Petroleum Operations
Textual Records: General records, 1951-54.
312.2.20 Records of the Foreign Production Division
Textual Records: General records of the office of the director, 1951-54. General records of the office of the assistant director, 1951-53. Records of the Exploration and Reserves Branch, 1951-54. Office file of a divisional staff member (Frank Reeves), 1950-53.
312.2.21 Records of the Foreign Refining Division
Textual Records: General records, 1951-54. Records of the Operations Branch, 1951-53.
312.2.22 Records of the Foreign Supply and Transportation Division
Textual Records: General records, 1951-54. General records of the Materials and Transportation Branches, 1951-53.
312.2.23 Records of the Office of the Assistant Deputy Administrator, Natural Gas Operations
Textual Records: General records, 1951-54.
312.2.24 Records of the Gas Production and Processing Division
Textual Records: General records, 1951-53.
312.2.25 Records of the Gas Operations Division
Textual Records: Records concerning exemptions from PAD Order No. 2, curtailing consumption of controlled materials, 1950-53. General records of the Gas Facilities Committee, 1951-53.
312.2.26 Records of the Gas Facilities Division
Textual Records: General records, 1951-53.
312.2.27 Records of the Gas Planning Division
Textual Records: General records, 1951-53.
Textual Records: Report No. 435, A World-War Petroleum Program to Fuel a Major War, 1953-57, Dec. 1952.
Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
3 volumes, 2428 pages.
This Web version is updated from time to time to include records processed since 1995.
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