National Defense Establishment (unification of the Armed Services): Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, Eightieth Congress, First Session, on S. 758, a Bill to Promote the National Security by Providing for a National Defense Establishment which Shall be Administered by a Secretary of National Defense, and for a Department of the Army, a Department of the Navy, and a Department of the Air Force with the Nationaldefense Establishment ... |
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... course there was the President's plan of last June , that is June of 1946 , and the draft of a proposed bill was submitted to the Congress finally on February 26 , 1947 . Before we print the bill in the record , I believe it would be ...
... course there was the President's plan of last June , that is June of 1946 , and the draft of a proposed bill was submitted to the Congress finally on February 26 , 1947 . Before we print the bill in the record , I believe it would be ...
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... course , we are looking for that , but I do not believe that that is foremost in the minds of the Congress . I take issue with you on that . Secretary FORRESTAL . All right , sir . The CHAIRMAN . I believe that we have , as the No. 1 ...
... course , we are looking for that , but I do not believe that that is foremost in the minds of the Congress . I take issue with you on that . Secretary FORRESTAL . All right , sir . The CHAIRMAN . I believe that we have , as the No. 1 ...
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... course , our first consideration is the effectiveness of our armed serv- ices . But certainly the American people and the Congress want them run as economically as possible . Now , in your judgment , if this bill should pass , how much ...
... course , our first consideration is the effectiveness of our armed serv- ices . But certainly the American people and the Congress want them run as economically as possible . Now , in your judgment , if this bill should pass , how much ...
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... course , the mere fact that the entity of the Navy is preserved , that there is a Secretary of the Navy , gives me some assur- ance , substantial assurance , which dispels the earlier fears that I voiced . Senator BRIDGES . Of course ...
... course , the mere fact that the entity of the Navy is preserved , that there is a Secretary of the Navy , gives me some assur- ance , substantial assurance , which dispels the earlier fears that I voiced . Senator BRIDGES . Of course ...
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... course , I may be wrong , but I do not regard the fact as to whether a man sits in the Cabinet or not as of very great consequence . Senator TYDINGS . I am talking about wartime now . Secretary FORRESTAL . Well , in looking back at the ...
... course , I may be wrong , but I do not regard the fact as to whether a man sits in the Cabinet or not as of very great consequence . Senator TYDINGS . I am talking about wartime now . Secretary FORRESTAL . Well , in looking back at the ...
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Admiral CARNEY Admiral NIMITZ Admiral SHERMAN agree agreement Air Corps armed forces armed services Army and Navy authority believe bill budget Bureau Central Intelligence Agency CHAIRMAN Chiefs of Staff civilian committee coordination decision direction EBERSTADT economy EDSON effect EISENHOWER Executive order functions integration Joint Chiefs Joint Staff KENNEY legislation logistic Marine Corps matter medical service ment merger Munitions Board National Defense Establishment National Security Council National Security Resources naval aviation Navy Department NORSTAD officers operations organization over-all personnel present President procurement programs proposed question requirements Research and Development responsibility ROBERTSON of Wyoming Secretary FORRESTAL Secretary of National Secretary of War Secretary PATTERSON Security Resources Board Senator BALDWIN Senator BRIDGES Senator BYRD Senator HILL Senator MCCARTHY Senator ROBERTSON Senator RUSSELL Senator SALTONSTALL Senator TYDINGS set-up SPAATZ statement strategic super-Secretary tary testimony thing tion unification United VANDEGRIFT War Department
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Page 306 - Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force...
Page 104 - Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1.
Page 13 - Defense, and the Secretary of Defense shall be the head thereof. (b) There shall be within the Department of Defense (1) the Department of the Army...
Page 230 - General; the Secretary of Defense; the Secretary of the Army; the Secretary of the Navy; the Secretary of the Air Force; the...
Page 71 - Navy, the chief officer of which shall be called the Secretary of the Navy, whose duty it shall he to execute such orders as he shall receive from the President of the United States, relative to the procurement of naval stores and materials and the construction, armament, equipment, and employment of vessels of war, as well as all other matters connected with the naval establishment of the United States.
Page 13 - Act, without regard to the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended...
Page 562 - We may hear more about the National Association of Manufacturers, the United States Chamber of Commerce, the American Medical Association, the American Farm Bureau Federation and the Farmers...
Page 20 - No suit, action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced by or against the head of any agency or other officer of the United States, in his official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his official duties, shall abate by reason of the taking effect of...
Page 305 - Subject to the authority and direction of the President and the Secretary of Defense...
Page 184 - Corps shall be organized, trained, and equipped to provide fleet marine forces of combined arms, together with supporting air components, for service with the fleet in the seizure or defense of advanced naval bases and for the conduct of such land operations as may be essential to the prosecution of a naval campaign.