CITY OF BOSTON
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL DEFENSE
A MESSAGE TO THE CITIZENS OF BOSTON
The following quotations from UNITED STATES CIVIL DEFENSE indicate the need for serious consideration by all of our citizens of the pamphlet entitled "Survival Under Atomic Attack."
"The civil defense program for this country must be in constant readiness because for the first time in 136 years an enemy has the power to attack our cities in strong force, and for the first time in our history that attack may come suddenly, with little or no warning.
"Granted a few minutes warning, casualties could be reduced by over 50 per cent through proper organization and training in civil defense. More important, civil defense could spell the difference between defeat with slavery for our people and victory in a war thrust upon us."
I am therefore requesting that the official United States government booklet "Survival Under Atomic Attack" be published by the City of Boston Department of Civil Defense to the end that the citizens of Boston may be better informed on protective measures to be taken by individuals and families to meet the threat of atomic bombing.
Mayor of Boston
