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Turning to the Navy, Secretery Wilson restau) uibk wave
forces in the last few years bad frequently deen cullec upor 2. tare
“iraction in emergencies short of war, ¢.4¢.. the Tachen igsands
The Nav” was 4 mobile, immediate l. uva
mosa, and the Middle East.
able force, as was the Air Torte wnereas the Army anc the hactur
Corps faced the problem of tandilug Uvieions in same fore '«r a
try's territory.
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The Secretary sais the United States war
something new in history--tnat i:,
Porcves
.t was keeping stron."
which, however, were not occupation forces, im foreign
ssumtrien i
time of peace.
He felt that pol.tical pressures would -ventsa..s
force us to bring our forces hum
These pressures were ce om 1p
particularly strong in Japen.
maximizing air power
foot soldier.
incliiin.
Ts trend of the times was wet
ava.
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Secretary Wilson said “nat perbaps General Pate b para ft
deferring additional cuts in tne Marine Corps antii PY (94%
oa ac
count of the timing of the expiration «f Marine Vorpe vo. siments,
should be taken into accourt i: ,launing the Defense frown |. te
tail.
However, the statateg mlntiag to the Marine Urps
they prescribed the mumber >f Marine % rps civt@ions
how many men should he in «act do vii
en.
Secretary Wilson said ‘tha: the Defense program war
to detailed staffing.
The figures vor the division of: tote
power and funds between Services
nitude figures only.
shoul?
be
regarded as
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sutiect
ain
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ma. »
The sliocra’ion b- tween the servi ex par
incorrect by as much as $50 mil tc
* r FY 1958
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Turning to the Air For e, Se retary alison remacues coat
big ideas were being develcped 1
av itelds cf activivy
bey
ized, however, that the Ai: Force was taced with seeping mar ne
Planes in operation and at the same ~ime developing cu bei cis tue~
It was difficnit to weigh tne mi.itary value {to recaticn ato
same of the new ideas for ‘he te elcpment:* new
cane:
reo T gh. eg
and new methods of propuls: >
Secretary Wilson sais une problem of tne Detens
was complicated by economi: inflation, which nad incressei
costs by as mich as 5%, or $2 sition, over the last year
thought that U. 3. forces must t reduced tf Defense was .~
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tion might make it impossitle tc maintain this ce. ling.
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that unless disarmament were agreed upon, it would be mpos: it +
to reduce U. S. forces beliw tne figures contained in ‘he ‘» fevuse
presentation.
He was sure that wnless we conld redeploy che » -m
in the next few years, it would 'e difficult to live wun. ‘ne
$38 billion celling.
Morecver
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tue
United States would -e sperdim.
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t defenee dc lars
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nel and maintenance.
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within its $38 billion ceiling, »ut warned that continued
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