Congress.

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tion in the budget for naticnai defense

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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.

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he had told President Trumai toat we could get alovg or $1
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year, but that figure had been reduced +o $12.¢ biilion

dent said he was prepared t. Tigh’ tov + figure of Bab -dilvs os vear.
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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,

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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

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go fast.
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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

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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
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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
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count on getting 17 divisions dey.ovet oc Burope ro Mo
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event of general wer, our retalus oO pewer woulc o# ¢
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factor.

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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,

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tion that as much as $38 billion vould pe avatiatle pveoa

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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

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this allocation and the $3@ rill woes dng world
redeployment of our forces

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