William G. McAdoo to Woodrow Wilson

Replying to your note of the 11th instant, I have to advise you that the allotments made by you to date from the appropriation of $100,000,000 for “National Security and Defense,” so far as notices thereof have been received at the Treasury Department, are as follows:April 23, 1917.
To Department of Justice, for emergency expenses $275,000.00"28, 1917.
To Shipping Board, for survey, repairs, etc., of German merchant vessels – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –2,180,000.00"28, 1917.
To Shipping Board, for purchase of Steamship “Columbia”– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 625,000.00

May 1, 1917. To Department of State, for emergency expenses – – – – – – – –150,000.00
2, 1917. To Shipping Board, for Austrian ships – – – – – – – – – – – – 6,778,006.70
4, 1917. To Committee on Public Information – – – – – – – – – – – – –100,000.00
5, 1917. To Shipping Board, for repair of German merchantvessels “Prinz Oskar” and “Rhaetia” – – – – – – – – – – – – –290,000.00"
9, 1917. To Department of State, for Committee of Rail-road Experts to Russia– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 40,000.00
12, 1917. To Department of State, for expenses of theHigh Commission to Russia– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –50,000.00"
12, 1917. To Shipping Board, for additional amount forsurvey, repairs, etc., of German merchantvessels – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 27,500.00 
12, 1917. To Shipping Board, for additional amount forrepair of German merchant vessels “PrinzOskar” and “Rhaetia”– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10,000.00– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –10,525,506.70

To date, therefore, the charges against the $100,000,000 appropriation for “National Security and Defense” have been – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – $10,525,506.70
Leaving an unallotted balance May 12, 1917, of – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 89,474,493.30
Reports relating to further allotments will be furnished you weekly as requested.

The President,
The White House.