Unification of the Armed Forces, Hearings ..., on S. 2044 ..., April 30- July 11, 19461946 - 351 pages |
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... things in the Senate . The bill , I under- stand , has gone to the Committee on Expenditures in Executive De- partments ... thing I hope I never will do is try to short - cut any consideration of any bill ; and a bill of this kind should ...
... things in the Senate . The bill , I under- stand , has gone to the Committee on Expenditures in Executive De- partments ... thing I hope I never will do is try to short - cut any consideration of any bill ; and a bill of this kind should ...
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... things which you see in the papers , at least one or two of them , are not always true , in my opinion . The ... thing that shouldn't be there , let us know ; but the end of the para- graph smacks of common - defense notion : The ...
... things which you see in the papers , at least one or two of them , are not always true , in my opinion . The ... thing that shouldn't be there , let us know ; but the end of the para- graph smacks of common - defense notion : The ...
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... things , Senator - an answer can't be made categorically " yes " or " no , " because in many things they are in the same position as the present Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy . In the matter of budget and access to the ...
... things , Senator - an answer can't be made categorically " yes " or " no , " because in many things they are in the same position as the present Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy . In the matter of budget and access to the ...
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... thing quite important , and if you think of these officers in the concrete you can see that there is a line of direct command from the President down on the civilian side , and a line all the way down on the military side , but it is a ...
... thing quite important , and if you think of these officers in the concrete you can see that there is a line of direct command from the President down on the civilian side , and a line all the way down on the military side , but it is a ...
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... thing , a lot that is put in the bill - but the unifying force under the scheme has always been the President . Senator BYRD . This is entirely different . I don't want to labor this thing but it is very vital to my own decision on the ...
... thing , a lot that is put in the bill - but the unifying force under the scheme has always been the President . Senator BYRD . This is entirely different . I don't want to labor this thing but it is very vital to my own decision on the ...
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administration Admiral COLCLOUGH Admiral HALSEY Admiral KING Admiral KINKAID Admiral NIMITZ Admiral SPRUANCE agencies aircraft amphibious antisubmarine armed forces Army Air Force Army and Navy Assistant Secretaries autonomy bill Cabinet CHAIRMAN Chiefs of Staff civilian command committee Common Defense Congress coordination Council of Common Department of Common EBERSTADT effective fighter fleet functions integrity Iwo Jima Japanese Joint Chiefs KENNEY land land-based planes logistic Marine Corps ment National Defense national security naval aviation Naval Operations Navy Department Navy's officers Okinawa organization Pacific personnel President procurement question reconnaissance Royal Air Force seaplanes Secretary FORRESTAL Secretary of Common Secretary of War Senator AUSTIN Senator BYRD Senator GERRY Senator MAGNUSON Senator MYERS Senator ROBERTSON Senator SALTONSTALL Senator THOMAS Senator TYDINGS Senator WILLIS ships single department statement strategic tary thing tion unification United States Navy VANDEGRIFT warfare WILSON
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