STUDY OF AIR FORCE CONTRACT AF 33 (038)-18503 GENERAL MOTORS CORP.-BUICK-OLDSMOBILEPONTIAC ASSEMBLY DIVISION HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF H. Res. 67 HEARINGS HELD JULY 22, 26, AUGUST 15, 16, 19, AND 21, 1957 Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services SUBCOMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS No. 9 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1957 CONTENTS Statement by- Pago Ambrose, John J., analytical statistician, Industrial Resources Divi- 2805 2805 Corkum, Mrs. Alice S., buying assistant, Air Materiel Command... Gordon, John F., vice president, General Motors Corp., Buick- 2805 2709 Hammond, James H., Defense Accounting and Auditing Division, Haycock, S. P., Legal Division, General Accounting Office.... Lemley, William P., staff auditor, Air Materiel Command...- Loofbourrow, B. D., Deputy Chief, Pricing Staff Division, Air Medberry, Col. J. R., United States Air Force... Newman, W. A., Deputy Director, Defense Auditing and Accounting Power, A. F., assistant general counsel, General Motors Corp.. Powers, Lawrence J., Director of Defense Auditing and Accounting Thurman, Gen. William T., Deputy Director of Procurement and Production, Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, United States Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac assembly division-Continued Second redetermination, Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac Schedule A: Analysis of exhibit, dollar spare parts ship- ments through December 31, 1954. Schedule A-1: Analysis of allied material content in exhibit 4, spare parts shipments through December 31, 1954............. Schedule A: Proposed forward prices for 300 F-84F airplanes. Schedule A-1: Analysis of allied material content... Clapsaddle, H. W., divisional comptroller, General Motors Corp., Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac assembly division: Affidavit dated August 21, 1957. Affidavit dated September 10, 1957. Excerpt from letter, dated June 18, 1957, of General Motors Corp., 2595 Excerpt from Public Law 245, 82d Congress, re contract auditing.. Exhibit A: Principal delivery schedule changes and the actual air- craft deliveries, contract No. AF 33(038)-18503.......... General Motors correspondence re proposal for redetermination General Accounting Office comments re material costs.. Gordon, John F., to Lt. Col. George W. Thompson, Pricing Staff Division Deputy Director, Procurement Headquarters, Air Ma- teriel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, dated Dated April 26, 1957, from the Comptroller General to Harlow H. 2603 Dated June 3, 1957, from Joseph Campbell, Comptroller General, 2606 Dated July 19, 1957, from Congressman Hébert to Joseph 2557 2849 2630 Dated August 2, 1957, from Dudley C. Sharp, Assistant Secre- Dated August 21, 1957, from Joseph Campbell, Comptroller General of the United States, to Congressman Hébert. Dated August 23, 1957, from John J. Courtney to A. F. Power- Dated August 27, 1957, from John J. Courtney to A. F. Power.... Dated September 10, 1957, from A. F. Power to John J. Courtney- Dated October 14, 1957, from Comptroller General of the United Letters, exhibits, etc.-Continued Page 2851 Loofbourrow, B. D., deputy chief, Pricing Staff Division, Air Materiel Powers, Lawrence J., Director of Defense, Auditing and Accounting Division, General Accounting Office: Action taken by the Air Force, more effective pricing negotiations. 2566 Summary of price reductions which should have been attained.. Appendix A: Letter, dated March 28, 1957, from Dudley C. Sharp, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, to the Comptroller Exhibit E: Letter, dated June 27, 1956, from John F. Appendix D: Letter, dated July 8, 1957, from Joseph Campbell, Comptroller General to the Secretary of the Air Force-- Quotation in Aviation Week of part of testimony of Hon. Lee White, Section 3-801.4, Air Force procurement instructions, entitled "Cost, Assistant Secretary of War, before a Senate subcommittee on 2714 2721 Section 3-802.4, Air Force procurement instructions, entitled "Nego- 2722 Thompson, Lt. Col. George W., United States Air Force, Chief, Vinson, Hon. Carl, Chairman, Committee on Armed Services: 2901 2556 2556 |