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COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS.

UNITED STATES SENATE

SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS

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

May 6, 1946:

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Statement of Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift, Commandant, United

States Marine Corps-▬▬▬

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Chart showing record of Marine Corps field service, 1896 to 1946_.

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

114

May 9, 1946:

of the Navy-.

May 7, 1946: Statement of Fleet Adm. Ernest J. King, USN_

May 8, 1946: Statement of Charles E. Wilson, president, General Electric

Co

Statement of Ferdinand Eberstadt___.

Insertion: Article from United States News of May 10, 1946, Decisive

Role of United States Navy in Destroying Japanese Fleet_

Statement of Hon. W. John Kenney, Assistant Secretary of the Navy--

Statement of Admiral F. J. Horne, Special Assistant to the Chief of

Naval Operations--

120

127

147

165

182

188

193

Statement of Admiral Ben Moreell, Chief of the Material Division,

Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

199

July 2, 1946:

Insertion: Letter dated May 31, 1946, to the President, from the Secre-

taries of Navy and War__

203

Insertion Letter dated June 15, 1946, to the Secretaries of Navy and

War, from the President__

207

Insertion: Letter dated June 15, 1946, to the chairman of the Senate

Naval Affairs Committee, from the President__

209

Insertion: Letter dated June 24, 1946, to the President, from the

Secretary of the Navy_

211, 215

Statement of Hon. W. John Kenney, Assistant Secretary of the Navy-

Statement of Admiral William F. Halsey, USN__

211

228

Insertion: Extracts from essay by Grossadmiral Doenitz, of the

German Navy---.

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July 3, 1946:

Statement of Ferdinand Eberstadt (resumed)

239

Statement of Hon. W. John Kenney, Assistant Secretary of the Navy

(resumed)

250

Insertion: Letter dated July 3, 1946, to the chairman of the Senate

Naval Affairs Committee, from the Commandant of the United

States Marine Corps----

258

July 9, 1946:

Statement of Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, USN, commander, Eastern

Sea Frontier and commander, Sixteenth Fleet_

Statement of Admiral John H. Towers, USN, commander in chief,

Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean areas___

261

277

July 10, 1946: Statement of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN, president,

Naval War College, Newport, R. I‒‒‒‒‒‒

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July 11, 1946:

Statement of Admiral Richmond K. Turner, USN, representative of

the Chief of Naval Operations on the Military Staff Committee of the

Security Council of the United Nations Organization_-_

Statement of Fleet Adm. Ernest J. King____

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323

Statement of Admiral Marc A. Mitcher, commander, Eighth Fleet---

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

Operations (Logistics) –

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331

Statement of Vice Adm. Aubrey W. Fitch, Commandant, United

States Naval Academy-

335

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

Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air)

Insertion: Statistics on Japanese vessels sunk by United States

agents_

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345

Insertion: Statistics on enemy submarines sunk at sea--

347

Insertion: Telegram dated July 5, 1946, to the Assistant Secretary of

the Navy from the Secretary of the Navy--.

348

Insertion Letter dated May 15, 1946, to the Secretary of the Navy,

from the chairman of the Senate and House Naval Affairs Com-

mittees.

348

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

15. Congress. Senate.

COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS.

A

UNITED STATES SENATE

SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

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LEGISLATIVE REFE:

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

TO THE COMMON DEFENSE

92925

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