ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF

MISSILE PROGRAMS

14.S. Congress. House.

HEARINGS

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

FEBRUARY 4, 5, 6, MARCH 2, 3, 5, 13, AND 20, 1959

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Committee on Government Operations

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UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1959

CONTENTS

Statement of—

Bantz, Hon. Fred A., Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Material) and

Rear Adm. William F. Raborn, Jr.; accompanied by Rear Adm.

Robert L. Swart, U.S. Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Material; Rear

Adm. John T. Hayward, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for

Research and Development; Rear Adm. Kleber S. Masterson,

Director, Guided Missiles Division, Naval Operations; Rear Adm.

Paul D. Stroop, Chief, Bureau of Ordnance; Rear Adm. L. D.

Coates, Assistant Chief, Bureau of Aeronautics; Capt. A. B. Mets-

ger, Deputy Chief of Naval Research; Capt. F. A. McKee, Program

Director, Surface Weapons Systems, Bureau of Ordnance..

Brucker, Hon. Wilber M., Secretary of the Army; accompanied by

Hon. Frank Higgins, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Logistics;

Maj. Gen. John B. Medaris, Commanding General, U.S. Army

Ordnance Missile Command; Dr. William Martin, Director of

Research and Development; and Maj. Gen. John H. Michaelis,

Chief, Legislative Liaison, Department of the Army.

Doolittle, James H., chairman of the board, Space Technology

Laboratories, Inc..

Doolittle, James H., chairman of the board, Space Technology Labora-

tories, Inc.; accompanied by Dr. Louis G. Dunn, president; Samuel

E. Gates; Frederick W. Hesse; and E. M. Foley.

Douglas, Hon. James H., Secretary of the Air Force; accompanied by

Hon. Richard E. Horner, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

(Research and Development); Maj. Gen. C. M. McCorkle, Assist-

ant Chief of Staff for Guided Missiles; Maj. Gen. Bernard A.

Schriever, Commander, Air Force Ballistic Missile Division; Maj.

Gen. Ben. I. Funk, Commander, Air Force Ballistic Missile Center,

AMC; and Max Golden, General Counsel, Department of the Air

Force.

Douglas, Hon. James H., Secretary of the Air Force; accompanied by

Hon. Richard E. Horner, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

(Research and Development); Maj. Gen. C. M. McCorkle, Assist-

ant Chief of Staff for Guided Missiles; Maj. Gen. Bernard A.

Schriever, Commander, Air Force Ballistic Missile Division; Maj.

Gen. Ben. I. Funk, Commander, Air Force Ballistic Missile Center,

AMC; Max Golden, General Counsel, Department of the Air

Force; Maj. Richard Rowland, Director, Advanced Projects,

Ballistic Missile Center; and Col. Samuel Bishop, Deputy, Procure-

ment Planning, Ballistic Missile Center.

Dunn, Dr. Louis G., president, Space Technology Laboratories, Inc.;

accompanied by Samuel E. Gates, Frederick W. Hesse, and E. M.

Foley, Space Technology Laboratories, Inc..

Finan, William F., Assistant Director for Management and Organiza-
tion, Bureau of the Budget; accompanied by Harold Seidman,
Assistant Chief, Office of Management and Organization. -
Glennan, Dr. T. Keith, administrator, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration; accompanied by Dr. Hugh L. Dryden,
Deputy Administrator....

Medaris, Maj. Gen. John B., Commanding General, U.S. Army

Ordnance Missile Command; accompanied by Dr. William H. Mar-

tin, Director of Research and Development; and Maj. Gen. John H.

Michaelis, Chief, Legislative Liaison, Department of the Army____

Norton, Garrison, President, Institute for Defense Analyses; accom-

panied by Albert Hill, Vice President and Director of Research;

Daniel H. Gould, Administrative Officer; Roy Johnson, Director,

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