the Federal government increase its work with you to supplement your
efforts. The Federal efforts will be led by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency and include the Department of Defense and other
Departments and agencies as appropriate.

As a Nation, we must reduce the adverse impacts of a catastrophic
earthquake to the extent humanly possible by increasing our
preparedness for this potential eventuality.

Sincerely,

[signed] Jimmy Carter

The Honorable Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
Governor of California
Sacramento, California 95814


September 26, 1980

The Honorable Jimmy Carter
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear Mr. President:

Let me take this opportunity to review our conversations over the last
few months regarding increased seismic activity in California.