National Defense Executive Reserve
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Civil Defense, 1953-1969
Series
3
Found in:
Special Collections and University Archives
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AFL and AFL-CIO Office of the Secretary-Treasurer, William F. Schnitzler files
Scope and Contents
In planning for national civil defense, the federal government established the National Defense Executive Reserve (NDER) in 1957, within the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM), to maintain continuity in executive-level civilian leadership in event of atomic war. The records document AFL-CIO participation in these activities to ensure labor representation in civil defense. Included are minutes of the OCDM's Labor-Management Mobilization Policy Committee and civil defense plans...