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they had never really fulf liec
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Mr. Cutler said bie was oecretacy Humpimes
and asked Secretary Humphry
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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
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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
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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,
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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 :.*
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must convince the world that we ure strong and wil. vem...
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in order to get such a dieasmament agreement, and .? we ou?
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it, we will Live out our lives
and mur children wil. 0 ow
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lives, under the greatest t7:ns oa
wo oeTha pe owe wii:
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Secretary Humphrey e&i. .
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The President saii ne wou.d mise Secretary Humypi:r>
that the Council would miss Se:m sac. Humphrey « 6 ee 4)
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lete equipment more rapidly as mie ts eyuipmens wae
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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
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he was not prepared to agres te :+deplovment
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tary Humphrey's remarks, Se reta:>
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