TOP oKCRED The President sa.d von |. < forsee commitiel t NATL bore supposed to be emergency furces. Moe original concept eSe Lat ULe WAT countries would eventually suppiy thei: own torcen. “Toweve> they had never really fulf liec chei: coligatione croc ois Mr. Cutler said bie was oecretacy Humpimes and asked Secretary Humphry of ccete © 9 sae ue usd any ‘Oommen: 4 6 tue Secretary Humphrey sain itnis would be tue aa. Goa. meeting he would attend. He thanked the President enc toe tempers of the Council for the priviszege of working with them, and wit ue would miss them in the future de gaia he agreed with ts2 en: dent that it would be nnresiisti to pian on $3€ siliten 2. oe lense appropriations every year. in fecretary Humphrey 8 view, @ .ftam expenditures should be gradnali; reduced. The longer “hese expen- ditures were kept ata higt. -eve., the sharper would ve tur tion when it occurred. The redretion would inevitatly ‘ome the present tax burden couid not be continued much lonyer reduction in military expenditir:s would be economical.’ an “du-“cause » gudden mice tarily disastrous. Therefcre, w snou.d pian for annus. woustdony downward from the $36 billion :e.ling Secretary Hompere. onougnt there would be a public demand fcr redeployment o- our "25 smu for greater "productivity" in cb+ armed forces--that .», . ¢° 2! defense job for less money Be eit i: woud be ».o88. expenditures without reducta;, ou m.iitam power, + ed The President said be agreed with Setretary Humpries som. marks over the long run, but fel: taat these remarxs ipnore -#rta up factora. It would not be possibie ‘or tne United States =) meauze military expenditures to the level jiestred by Setretam Humpoiny w.jess and until we achieved 4 safeguarded disarmament ayrecm :.* " must convince the world that we ure strong and wil. vem... "oe, in order to get such a dieasmament agreement, and .? we ou? oe" it, we will Live out our lives and mur children wil. 0 ow ' oyae lives, under the greatest t7:ns oa wo oeTha pe owe wii: 4: 0 Mer an attack. Secretary Humphrey e&i. . wes necessam to v.lt6 ate ieee aoe ’ aa REPRODUCED AT’ THE DWIGHT, D. BISENPOWER LIBRARY at~ The President saii ne wou.d mise Secretary Humypi:r> that the Council would miss Se:m sac. Humphrey « 6 ee 4) "7 wee lete equipment more rapidly as mie ts eyuipmens wae DMO: res meeting. Secretary Wilson said ie realized that. os vor.a. ana military policies were inte~twined. He wondered what tue german of State would propose in l.eu of redepioyment of ©. S fercen " he was not prepared to agres te :+deplovment Refertiu. Tooke me tary Humphrey's remarks, Se reta:> +i aw @aid re 4; t dl TOP SECRET