Ready Forces
a.
Control of the Sea Areas and Air Communications
Nuclear Air Retaliation
a.
SAC
b.
Tactical Air Forces
c.
Naval Forces
3.
Continental Defense System
h.
Ready
5.
Forces
a.
Continental U. S. and Hawaii
b.
Europe and the Middle East
c.
Far East-Western Pacific
Control of Sea Areas and Air Communications
a.
Anti-Submarine Capability
b.
Submarine Capability
c.
Protection of Air Communications
By way of summarizing the material which he had presented,
Colonel Rosson introduced an additional chart, entitled “Summary Comparison of Selected Major Forces--
» Navy and Air Force".
This
chart not only made the comparison in terms of the status of the military programs as of June 30, 1957, but included two additional colums giving the estimated size of selected major forces on June 30,
1958, and June 30, 1959, based on estimated budget support to be provided in this period.
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The chart indicated that while we had 18 Army divisions as
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of June 30, 1957, we would have 15 Army divisions as of June 30, 1958,
and 14 Army divisions as of June 30, 1959. The comparable figures for
Naval vessels were 967, 901 and 864.
‘The comparable figures for com-
bat wings in the Air Force were 137, 117 and 103.
At the conclusion of Colonel Rosson's presentation, the
President inquired as to the results of tests made to determine the
efficiency of our military commnications systems. Colonel Rosson
replied that in general our test exercises indicated that there
would be a severe overloading of these communications in the initial
period of general war, but that the situation would improve thereafter.
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