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— TIME meant no dispraise to able President Keller or to the auto indus try. Its point was that Mr. Odlum had allowed himself to be balked on writing a subcontracting provision into the tank contract. In so doing TIME'S story failed to give the auto industry the undisputed credit due it as a master of the farming-out method. But it should be pointed out that the fact that 75% of a tank's dollar value comes from outside sources is not the same as 75% subcontracting. The 75% mentioned includes not only parts but "supplies and materials"— the value of all the raw materials (steel, etc.) that go into the tank and of all the supplies used in the factory.—ED.