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THE SUPPLEMENTAL

APPROPRIATION BILL FOR 1951

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HEARINGS

Congress. House BEFORE À

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS

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UA23 A/5 1951a

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman

JOHN H. KERR, North Carolina
GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas
HARRY R. SHEPPARD, California
ALBERT THOMAS, Texas
MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Ohio
W. F. NORRELL, Arkansas
ALBERT GORE, Tennessee
JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi
GEORGE W. ANDREWS, Alabama
JOHN J. ROONEY, New York
J. VAUGHAN GARY, Virginia
JOE B. BATES, Kentucky
JOHN E. FOGARTY, Rhode Island
HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington
ROBERT L. F. SIKES, Florida
ANTONIO M. FERNANDEZ, New Mexico
WILLIAM G. STIGLER, Oklahoma
E. H. HEDRICK, West Virginia
PRINCE H. PRESTON, JR., Georgia
OTTO E. PASSMAN, Louisiana

LOUIS C. RABAUT, Michigan

DANIEL J. FLOOD, Pennsylvania

CHRISTOPHER C. MCGRATH, New York

SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois

FOSTER FURCOLO, Massachusetts

EDWARD H. KRUSE, JR., Indiana

JOHN TABER, New York

RICHARD B. WIGGLESWORTH, Massachusetts CHARLES A. PLUMLEY, Vermont

ALBERT J. ENGEL, Michigan

KARL STEFAN, Nebraska
FRANCIS CASE, South Dakota
FRANK B. KEEFE, Wisconsin
BEN F. JENSEN, Iowa

H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota
WALT HORAN, Washington
GORDON CANFIELD, New Jersey
IVOR D. FENTON, Pennsylvania
LOWELL STOCKMAN, Oregon
JOHN PHILLIPS, California
ERRETT P. SCRIVNER, Kansas
FREDERIC R. COUDERT, JR., New York
CLIFF CLEVENGER, Ohio
EARL WILSON, Indiana

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GEORGE Y. HARVEY, Clerk

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SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas, Chairman

HARRY R. SHEPPARD, California ALBERT J. ENGEL, Michigan ROBERT L. F. SIKES, Florida CHARLES A. PLUMLEY, Vermont

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HON. LOUIS JOHNSON, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
HON. FRANK PACE, SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

GEN. OMAR BRADLEY, CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
GEN. J. LAWTON COLLINS, CHIEF OF STAFF, UNITED STATES ARMY
HON. FRANCIS P. MATTHEWS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
ADMIRAL FORREST P. SHERMAN, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
HON. THOMAS K. FINLETTER, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
GEN. HOYT S. VANDENBERG, CHIEF OF STAFF, UNITED STATES AIR
FORCE

W. J. MCNEIL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, COMPTROLLER

Mr. MAHON. We will take up for consideration the supplemental estimates for appropriations for the Armed Forces for the fiscal year 1951, as contained in House Document No. 657. The request is in the amount of $10,486,976,000 for the fiscal year 1951.

Secretary Johnson, we are happy to welcome you and others from the Defense Establishment here this afternoon for the purpose of presenting to us the additional requests for funds for the Department of Defense.

Do you have a prepared statement?

Secretary JOHNSON. I do, sir.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

Mr. MAHON. I wish you would proceed with your prepared statement without interruption. After that we will want to ask you some questions.

Secretary JOHNSON. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, the last time I appeared before this committee was April 26, 2 months before the Republic of Korea was invaded. At that time I said:

The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, as a working committee of the National Security Council * * * have also appraised recent events which make it entirely possible that appropriations in excess of those which have been requested for the current year will be required in succeeding years, not only for our own military forces but also for the military aid program. Just as it is possible that in future years this Nation will have to devote an increased per

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