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with the idea that the American publ.c would demanc contimuwis
tions in defense expenditures.
He felt ne could de a good or.
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win
$38 billion, although he would neea some help from the Lepartaent o
State as far as redeployment was »sonrermned.
He pointed ou'
chat
defense expenditures conld te levelled cff at $38 bilircn « sea:
if
to
a number of years, then as toe country's prosperit) grew uu derens:
percentage of Government expenditures would deci {ne
He Bele scme
of his subordinates had suggested that the resident shemud mane
clear the fact that we were operacing under a celling oo detenee +x
penditures.
The President said ne hac #lready made tie
. ot ae
and would do so again if neceasar
Secretary Wilson saic many pevple do not “eal. me or. tee
changes that have taken place u1. weapons and military cen ote
oom
cent years, and he
felt thes
cua: eet
a. ould algn
oo
gu
the poblic.
Secretary Wilson then wooderec now be should eu ace un
senting his FY 1959 program tu Jongress, and how goon ne
ore
sn. 1
lise
close to his associates in tne “entazon the object! ve cf une $36 rd
lion ceiling and a force level of °.
million men
The }'res agent or:
plied that Secretary Wilson amswor< these things sut timee.'
he
said he assumed that the figures eresented at tne meetiny, were ian
ning figures, and that the a:tual fissures should develop ru.timm os
He felt, however, that it woulg & Laappropriave
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rectives.
Secretary Wilson said tre “Y .35¢ plan wae aot lax
anitro
versial, although he would have t take ap with the Amm we candil we
of overseas deployment in a way satisfactory to the State “eyartmen
Perhaps he should use the figure f $38 billion for planuiry. ago the
figure of 2.6 million men fcr personne! tn PY 195y, and “wer a4 ust
the personnel figure up or dow. ar oecessary.
Secretar
that if his plan for ?.5 mijiion wen iu FY 1961 leanec
might ask that personne. pe redueec
¢
aie
figuce
ome
wou fe]
ut
wy, -
Secretary Wilson suggested tnat one way «> mase
would be to put all government ortinance puants, e*%
States on a 4~day week.
The Fres.dent said tha: was on wm.
make a saving.
Secretary Wilsor
dent about this again
agi
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