Congress. © “due- He had already peinvec out tre dangers "of #eyer Neverthe.ess tion in the budget for naticnai defense cou. er nad The Cree: now reduced new obligationa.. authority ‘+o $30 biliion. dent said we should review whe histcry of Tongressiona. appr opriaHe receilei thas right after a .cl.c war IT tions for the armed forces. _.ifon & rep he had told President Trumai toat we could get alovg or $1 m year, but that figure had been reduced +o $12.¢ biilion dent said he was prepared t. Tigh’ tov + figure of Bab -dilvs os vear. He assist ‘uat he but realized he might not be acle tc we that much expected anyone who had anything «co d. with the Defense buag: ti oe: fend the figure of $39 billion a vear Given the vecessar, Lee PTE fe ation, we could make the requirec ac.justments in ovr fetTenae including redeployment of ow forcez. The vresident s:. s that the Army and the Marin: Gorps tac vne most dirfin..t and said that perhaps reduc”ions RCEMELG , ‘Ah. ed SE, nyite .n these forces gots. rot go fast. However, ir order to WYor tsa tions somewhere. Ler we cae’ mM: Referring to Geneva. wh.te‘s resentation, tne bre Ade" "dare said he was astonished that tne =» oo Force gnowld bo puzzles varying number of wings--ranging “rom 7 to 13% --author.zec 7M, time to time. It was inevitabie “hat tie organization inc. "dE set Ue of the Air Force undergo great changes mo the nidst cf -. aciant’ (1 revolution--and we were in she mist of a sstentif + celaut on: should be remembered that tue Xo:ear wa and the ii. treas be nuclear weapons stockpile were on iy tw. cP tne facture ce? enced the number of wings i tue oi? © te, The President thei saic that ne rneppes’ anc ten i. ters organization is one which 1» con’ :nuous.y developu.g anu acy on & stable basis over an extended yer:od ff time Ee said w ' ia count on getting 17 divisions dey.ovet oc Burope ro Mo ati event of general wer, our retalus oO pewer woulc o# ¢ . factor. In conclusion, th President ‘epeated tnat #4 4 the figure for which he wou.d fignt bu. cautionec agaiuet remarked that Defense shoul: deve wo. be continued over a period 7 vea cn, ony Lo tion that as much as $38 billion vould pe avatiatle pveoa General Twining, pr centun -aliet upon ~y BSetretear:. ¥ « wo.sor a wi. that ofc that EISENBOWER LIBRARY 'y in his view $38 billion anmially would enable the tingte: (tan %) build deterrent forces. He belie vec Secretary Wilson’ aA glo among the Services was a reasonal ie oue but wishee this allocation and the $3@ rill woes dng world redeployment of our forces woocmon’ cea: tote TOF SESRET wie REPRODUCED AT THE DWIGHTD. atten. Shoge WE © 4aaun ? on ablancctamn tana ebln Meate AM are tt Mh he “