UNIFICATION OF THE ARMED FORCES

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HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS
UNITED STATES SENATE

SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

S. 2044

A BILL TO PROMOTE THE COMMON DEFENSE BY
UNIFYING THE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
OF THE GOVERNMENT RELATING

TO THE COMMON DEFENSE

APRIL 30, MAY 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9,
JULY 2, 3, 9, 10, AND 11, 1946

Printed for the use of the Committee on Naval Affairs

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1946

.A63
1946b

CONTENTS

Statements of-

Austin, Hon. Warren R., United States Senator from Vermonta. -

Carney, Vice Adm. Robert B., Deputy Chief of Naval Operations

(Logistics).

Colclough, Rear Adm. Oswald S., Judge Advocate General of the

Navy.

Page

28, 57

331

120

Eberstadt, Ferdinand Eberstadt-

165, 239

Fitch, Vice Adm. Aubrey W., commandant, United States Naval

Academy..

335

Forrestal, Hon. James V., the Secretary of the Navy.
Halsey, Fleet Adm. William F.

31, 348

228

Horne, Admiral Frederick J., special assistant to the Chief of Naval

Operations.

193

Kenney, Hon. W. John, Assistant Secretary of the Navy-
King, Fleet Adm. Ernest J.

188, 211, 250

127, 323

Kinkaid, Admiral Thomas C., commander, Eastern Sea Frontier, and

commander, Sixteenth Fleet.

261

Mitscher, Admiral Marc A., commander, Eighth Fleet.

325

Moreell, Admiral Ben; Chief of the Material Division, office of the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy-

199

Turner, Admiral Richmond K., representative of the Chief of Naval

Operations on the Military Staff Committee of the Security Council

of the United Nations Organization...

Vandegrift, Gen. Alexander A., commandant, United States Marine

Corps

Towers, Admiral John H., commander in chief, Pacific Fleet and Pacific

Ocean area

Nimitz, Fleet Adm. Chester W., Chief of Naval Operations.

Robbins, Rear Adm. Thomas H., Assistant for Plans to the Deputy

Chief of Naval Operations (Air).

Sherman, Vice Adm. Forrest, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations

(Operations) -

Spruance, Admiral Raymond A., president, Naval War College-

Thomas, Hon. Elbert D., chairman, Senate Committee on Military

Affairs

77

102

89

285

9

277

305

105

Vest, Capt. J. P. W., Chief, Aviation Training Section, Office of the

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air)_-

Wilson, Charles E.: president, General Electric Co---

337

147

CONTENTS BY DATES

April 30, 1946:

Text of S. 2044, a bill to promote the common defense by unifying

the departments and agencies of the Government relating to the

common defense_-.

1

Statement of Hon. Elbert D. Thomas, United States Senator from

Utah, chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee__.

Statement of Hon. Warren R. Austin, United States Senator from

Vermont

9

May 1, 1946: Statement of Hon. James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy-

May 2, 1946: Statement of Hon. Warren R. Austin, United States Senator

from Vermont (resumed).

Statement of Fleet Adm. C. W. Nimitz, USN, Chief of Naval Opera-

tions

77

Statement of Vice Adm. Forrest Sherman, Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations (Operations).

89

Statement of Rear Adm. Thomas H. Robbins, Assistant for Plans to
Deputy Chief, Naval Operations (Air).

102

Chart showing over-all operating organization of the Naval Establish-

ment.

102

Chart showing organization of the War Department.

104

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