to him and he has not said he does not want these particular items. We have not got any other answer. Mr. PLUMLEY. This team which you sent out there, of course, met him and met his staff? General BARRIGER. That is right. Mr. PLUMLEY. The staff indicated to your team the total amount you have suggested? General BARRIGER. That is right. Mr. PLUMLEY. Without specific mention or allocation as to where the money might go or where to be expended? General BARRIGER. Without complete support. May I ask Colonel Davis to comment on this? Colonel DAVIS. In the case of Okinawa, they only broke the figure down to 7.5 million dollars for POL-petrol, oil and lubricants. The remainder there in Okinawa was merely shown as general construction. Mr. PLUMLEY. Then you split that up in items as indicated. Colonel DAVIS. We split that up into all the types of things that were originally planned there. In connection with Japan, the $2,000,000 for roads was broken out and the other $20,000,000 was merely listed as general construction. Mr. PLUMLEY. That is satisfactory, so far as I am concerned. Mr. SHEPPARD. That is the best information you have to offer the committee at this time covering these two particular requests? Colonel DAVIS. Yes, sir. Mr. SHEPPARD. Gentlemen, we have spent a very educational morning and afternoon. We appreciate your appearance. At this time we shall excuse you. TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1950. PILOT PLAN FOR CROP STUDIES WITNESS BRIG. GEN. E. C. WALLINGTON, ASSISTANT CHIEF, CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE Mr. SHEPPARD. May I say to you, General Wallington, that we have invited you before the committee to answer a question of which I was the author. The question refers to an item on page 56 of the justifications, pilot plan for crop studies. That represents a request for $373,500. I want to know the purpose for which you are going to use that money and what progress you have made with the project, and what the efficiency of the operation is, under that subhead. You may make your answer completely off the record, if you wish. General WALLINGTON. I think it should be off the record. (Discussion off the record.) Mr. MAHON. Thank you very much, gentlemen. General BARRIGER. Gentlemen, we thank you very much for your consideration and your patience. AUTHORIZATION FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Mr. MAHON. Congressman Carl Vinson, chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, has communicated his interest in the pending projects involving something over $84,000,000. He points out that something over $27,000,000 involved in these projects has been authorized by specific legislation; in other words, individually authorized. The remaining portion of the money is for projects which have not been specifically considered, as I understand it, by the House Committee on Armed Services. However, all the projects in the bill are authorized by law under the general statutes and Public Law 703, approved July 2, 1940, is cited as being the general basis upon which the projects have been presented, which have not been individually considered by the House Committee on Armed Services. Mr. Vinson indicates that he will confirm his interest in an approval of the proposed projects by letter. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WITNESSES W. J. MCNEIL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, COMPTROLLER LYLE S. GARLOCK, DIRECTOR, BUDGET DIVISION CONTINGENCIES Mr. MAHON. Mr. McNeil, the committee has requested your presence to give us some explanation of the revised estimate contained in House Document No. 677 under the heading of "Contingencies, Office of the Secretary of Defense. The language contained in House Document No. 677 will be inserted at this point: For emergencies and extraordinary expenses arising in the Department of Defense, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense and such expenses may be accounted for solely on his certificate that the expenditures were necessary for confidential military purposes; $85,000,000. I suppose that most of this will be off the record. Mr. MCNEIL. Yes, sir. The $85,000,000 under this appropriation is to provide for unforeseen contingencies which will arise from time to time not provided for under any other appropriation. (Discussion off the record.) Foster, Vice Adm. E. D. 260 Garlock, L. S.. Foster, Maj. Gen. E. M. Fox, Rear Adm. C. W. Galloway, Col. G. E. Gilmore, Capt. F. P. Hayes, Lt. Col. J. J. Hess, Col. J. B__ Hill, Maj. Gen. W. P. T. Hodges, Lt. Col. J. H. Hopwood, Rear Adm. H. G.- Jelley, Rear Adm. J. F. Johnson, Hon. Louis. Landon, Maj. Gen. T. H Lawton, Maj. Gen. K. B. Lemnitzer, Maj. Gen. L. L. Lewis, E. J. Matthews, Hon. F. P. 221 74 273 147, 371 1, 101, 371 M'Cone, Hon. J. A. McGiffert, Col. S. Y McNaughton, Maj. Gen. K. P. McNeil, W. J. Milton, Col. R. C. Noble, Rear Adm. A. G.. Moore, Col. R. S_ Nold, Brig. Gen. G. J... 229 59 221 1, 260, 552 87 24, 260, 455 178 455 O'Hara, R. E. Pace, Hon. Frank. Perry, Capt. J. R.. Smigelow, Lt. Col. H. G. Wallington, Brig. Gen. E. C. Wood, Brig. Gen. J. W. |