Mr. FOSTER. That has been the case in the past, Mr. Chairman. It is no longer the preferred policy of the Army, but we would rather have these men serve in Army units Armywide, and not segregate them into Spanish-speaking units.

Chairman RUSSELL. I can understand opposition to segregation. [Laughter.]

Any questions, Senator Thurmond? Do you have any questions, sir? Senator THURMOND. I haven't any. Thank you.

FORT CLAYTON, C.Z.

General SHULER. Fort Clayton, C.Z. This is a training center and supports ground and air defense of the Panama Canal. The program includes one item, a chapel center, at a cost of $444,000. It will provide a permanent 450-seat chapel with Sunday school facilities for all post personnel. The present chapel is 20 years old, is inadequate in size, and is badly deteriorated. Church offices and Sunday school occupy a barracks building. Present chapel will be demolished and the barrack building will be returned to use as a barracks.

.This completes my presentation on section 101 of the bill.

Chairman RUSSELL. General, I would like to ask you to submit, for the use of the committee, a list of the items denied by the House that you particularly feel should be restored, and comment on any items that we have overlooked that you believe would be of major importance where a question may be raised on the floor of the Senate when we get the bill there.

General SHULER. Mr. Chairman, I will be glad to furnish that list to the committee. Actually there are 14 items in the amount of $32,762,000. I hesitate to single out the most important because they are all important to us, sir. But I can say

Chairman RUSSELL. You can give us an order of priority-you insist they are all important, but you still have an order of priority, haven't you?

General SHULER. Yes, sir; I can do that.

I would like to mention four of them that are of particular importance to us. One, of course, is the signal school at Fort Gordon which we have already talked about, the restoration, of $500,000.

The second one-these are not necessarily in priority-but the second one of the four I wanted to mention was the pulse reactor at Aberdeen Proving Ground on which General Ryder has testified.

The third one, and very important to us, is the Fort Myer barracks complex, and the replacement of the old dispensary and dental clinic.

The study that was made, sir, was in conformance with the direction of this committee to study this out and come up with a triservice complex or complexes, so that we get the most efficient location and the least costly project. This is what we are responding to; and the Department of Defense, I believe, later will want to brief the committee on this.

Chairman RUSSELL. I asked Mr. Morris to submit for the record a statement as to the methods that would be employed in allocating these billets and he said he would do so.

General SHULER. Yes, sir. They are truly triservice. There is Army, Navy, and Air Force in every one of our facilities at Fort Myer that we plan.

I would like to submit for the record a special memorandum concerning the proposed facilities at Fort Myer. (The insert referred to follows:)

FORT MYER

BARRACKS COMPLEX

A barracks complex to accommodate 2,200 enlisted personnel is required to provide the first increment of housing as envisioned by the Department of Defense Washington area cantonment study. In this plan Fort Myer becomes a triservice cantonment, and will quarter enlisted personnel of all services who work at the Pentagon, Arlington annex, and all Federal buildings in the northern Virginia portion of the Greater Washington metropolitan area. The proposed construction is urgently needed, because these enlisted personnel are currently housed in badly deteriorated temporary World War II barracks scattered throughout the area. The majority of these temporary barracks are located on south post. The six buildings occupied by WAC detachment will be retained for use as transient quarters and storage and administrative space. The remainder of the existing facilities are of submarginal construction with attendant high fire risk, and are inadequate and badly deteriorated beyond the point of economical maintenance. They will be demolished as soon as replacement facilities are built.

In further justification of this much-needed project:

1. General

(a) The barracks and messhall are to accommodate 1,500 enlisted men and 700 enlisted women which are a portion of the 4,554 enlisted men and women of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to be quartered at Fort Myer. This requirement was determined by a Department of Defense Washington area cantonment study. This study quarters at Fort Myer enlisted personnel of all services who work at the Pentagon, Arlington annex, and all other Federal buildings in the northern Virginia area. In effect, Fort Myer becomes an inter

service cantonment.

(b) The proposed construction is urgent because these enlisted personnel are currently housed in badly deteriorated temporary World War II barracks inconveniently located throughout the Washington area. The majority are located on South Post, Fort Myer.

2. Data on accommodations now in use

Air Force troops are housed in buildings T-703 and T-704, South Post, Fort Myer, and Army troops are housed in buildings T-101 through T-116, T-401, T-404, T-406, T-409 through T-419, and T-511 through T-520. Navy troops are housed in temporary barracks at Henderson Hall and scattered throughout the Washington area. WAC personnel are housed in buildings T-502, T-503, T-504, T-505, T-522, T-523, T-524, and T-525, South Post, Fort Myer.

3. Analysis of deficiency

These existing facilities cannot be continued in use because, with the exception of the six WAC buildings, they are inadequate and badly deteriorated and beyond the point of economical maintenance. Enlisted men barracks are all World War II temporary type, submarginal construction with attendant high fire risk. The WAC barracks will be continued in use as transient BOQ's and storage space.

4. Analysis of alternative facilities and locations

(a) The Department of Defense committee, which represented all services, studied all troop cantonment requirements of the Washington area and credited all of the area's assets in determining the Fort Myer requirement.

(b) There are no alternative facilities in the area which could be utilized, modified, rehabilitated, or expanded to meet this requirement. The existing facilities on South Post, Fort Myer, are beyond economical rehabilitation.

5. Analysis of criteria for new construction

Based on AR 415-31 and DOD Washington cantonment study.

6. Disposition of present accommodations

Existing temporary barracks, with the exception of the six WAC buildings, will be demolished as soon as replacement barracks are built.

DISPENSARY AND DENTAL CLINIC

In regard to our $2,275,000 request for a new dispensary and dental clinic, it is required to replace the present facility which is located in five inadequate and antiquated buildings. The bulk of the buildings were erected in 1896, with numerous additions built on during the ensuing years. The present facility is congested, inefficient to operate, and uneconomical to maintain. The 1896 type

of construction was not designed for modern sanitary conditions, nor is it adaptable for efficient utilization of modern diagnostic equipment. Additional room is required to handle the increasing workload. Many patients must be referred to already overcrowded facilities at Walter Reed General Hospital and DeWitt Army Hospital. The dispensary provides medical and dental care to all military personnel assigned or attached to Fort Myer, and emergency care to dependents, and all retired members of the Armed Forces who reside in the Fort Myer zone of responsibility. (The total persons served is over 65,000 military and their dependents.)

Because of the importance we attach to this item I would like to furnish the following additional justification for the record:

1. General

One of the changing concepts in the practice of medicine during the past few years has been the gradual shift to more and more patients on an ambulatory and outpatient basis. This, in turn, has generated a need for a reappraisal of the outpatient facility requirements at this installation with a view toward initiating construction project plans for a new U.S. Army outpatient health facility (U.S. Army dispensary) at Fort Myer. The dispensary at Fort Myer provides medical care to all military personnel assigned or attached to the post and emergency and outpatient medical service for retired military personnel and dependents of military personnel in the Fort Myer zone of responsibility. Dental care is also provided to military personnel assigned or attached to the post, emergency care to dependents, and all eligible retired members of the Armed Forces who reside in the Fort Myer zone. (Approximately 4,000 military personnel assigned or attached to Fort Myer and approximately 60,000 military personnel and their dependents (Army, Navy-Marine Corps, Air Force, and other personnel as authorized).)

2. Data on accommodations now in use

The present U.S. Army dispensary and dental clinic is located in five inadequate and antiquated buildings which were not designed to be used as a medical treatment facility such as required to meet the ever-increasing medical and dental workload at this post. The bulk of the buildings which house the dispensary and dental clinic were erected in 1896, with numerous additions built on during the years; the latest addition in 1943-44 being of two cantonment-type ward buildings connected to the main building by long ramps. The entire facility is scattered throughout various buildings connected by ramps and corridors, making an efficient layout arrangement impossible. The present facility is congested, inefficient to operate, and uneconomical to maintain. In addition, the dispensary has an antiquated heating system that is highly inadequate during winter months. Lack of adequate air conditioning during summer months poses a problem of considerable importance. Humidity within the hematology section of the laboratory department causes blood samples to hemolyze (to cause red blood cells to dissolve) thereby necessitating repeat tests which creates discomfort to the patient. Likewise, the X-ray department experiences extreme difficulty in developing X-ray films during hot and humid weather conditions. Lack of air conditioning within the dental clinic has affected patients' morale and efficiency. The efficiency of the dental officers suffers when they are forced to stop as a result of perspiration falling from their foreheads. Reactions of patients to both anesthetics and trauma are more severe in hot weather and are greatly alleviated in air-conditioned clinics. Present repair and maintenance costs are estimated at $22,182 per year. The design of these buildings is such that they cannot be modified at a reasonable cost into an efficient outpatient medical treatment facility.

3. Analysis of deficiency

The mission of this treatment facility is not being fully met because of space limitations and the inability to make interior changes as required because of some of the more than 2 feet thick brick wall construction encountered. Additional rooms are needed to keep pace with the increased workload. Many patients are being referred to Walter Reed General Hospital and DeWitt Army Hospital, further taxing these overloaded medical facilities. Because of these factors many patients have had to wait for as long as 3 hours for medical service. The professional work area of the present facility is totally inadequate lack of adequate examining rooms and doctors' offices; crowded and congested waiting area; clinics are separated from the main treatment area, some on the first floor and others located in the basement or on the second floor; the emergency treatment room or area does not permit complete sterile procedures nor does it permit required privacy of operations; and some portions of the laboratory are located on the first floor and other sections are located in the basement. The facilities do not conform to the ever-increasing high standards of the Army Medical Service. The roofs leak and floors are rotting. Holes in the floor covering are dangerous to patients and duty personnel. The electrical wiring is inadequate to support the high voltage and amperage of modern medical diagnostic equipment or to render required lighting in conformance with present-day safety standards. The 1896 type of construction was not designed for modern sanitary conditions. Hanging overhead pipes, sprinkler system, exposed lighting, open heaters, pipes at floor levels, and large window sills are dirt catchers; all of which is costly to clean with highly paid operating personnel. (Estimated cost $1,700 per month.) The reconstruction and relocation of Carpenter Road is necessary to provide a paved road to the dispensary and dental clinic. The existing gravel road will not handle the traffic. Also, a new entrance at Harfield Gate by the Bureau of Public Roads necessitates the relocation of Carpenter Road which in its present location will be under several feet of fill due to the new entrance grade separation construction.

4. Analysis of alternative facilities and locations

There are no installations which could be utilized, nor are there any other facilities at this installation which would lend themselves to usage for the required activity or which could be expanded or rehabilitated to satisfy the requirements.

5. Analysis of criteria for new construction

(a) Based on a comprehensive design study of total future permanent dispensary (outpatient clinical) requirements. Dental clinic requirements are: (1) Total dental operating rooms required for the installation___

(2) Available dental operating rooms in existing facilities to be continued in use----.

(3) Net requirement of dental operating rooms for new construction____. Based on programed Army strength of 4,407.

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(b) None of the old dental operating rooms will continue in use. The present dental clinic has 11 operating units in the building erected in 1896, utilizing a total area of 4,114 square feet.

6. Statement of program for related equipment

(a) MCA-installed equipment will include: dental wall-mounted modular cabinets, sinks, laboratory benches, prosthetic benches, compressor, stabilizers wall mounted, central vacurator, wall-mounted frequency cleaners in central linen room and laboratory. Fumehoods, pegboards in pharmacy and laboratory, audiovisual testing chamber, whirlpool, doctors call system and integrated public address system, central dictating system, wall-mounted refrigerators, pass boxes and wall-mounted film storage units and cassett boxes. X-ray units, X-O-Matic and manual developing equipment, wall-mounted illuminators. (b) Non-MCA equipment will include:

(1) Medical: audiometers, balances, bassinets, hydrotherapy equipment, blenders, medical cabinets, cardiac fibrulator pacer, cassetts, X-ray equipment, dental operating units and chairs and supporting equipment, surgical tables and allied equipment, doctors and nurses tables, optical equipment, miscellaneous laboratory equipment, miscellaneous physical therapy equipment and various mixers. blenders and capsuling machines for pharmacy at an estimated cost of $300,000.

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(2) Nonmedical: office equipment, adding machines, addressograph equipment, desks, chairs, filing cabinets, bookcases, reception room furniture, desk lamps, clothes lockers, copyflex machines, rugs, receptacles, refrigerators, safes, shelving and bins, tables, cargo-moving equipment. This type of equipment is estimated to cost approximately $100,000.

(3) Total cost for non-MCA equipment: $400,000.

7. Disposition of present accommodations

The following buildings will be demolished: 59, 60, 61, 63, and 64, 56,689 square feet.

General SHULER. The other important project is the Fort Buchanan project where we would relocate from Fort Brooke. In this we are but a part of the Department of Defense plan that involves the Navy and, I believe, Secretary BeLieu has asked to appear before the committee. So I would defer testifying on this, if I may, until that time.

But I would welcome any questions that the committee members or the chairman have on any of these four items at this time or if you wish me to, sir, I can defend them.

Chairman RUSSELL. How many spaces do you propose to construct at Fort Buchanan?

General SHULER. This project, as a whole, sir, is classified, but I believe I can answer this question without getting into classification. Chairman RUSSELL. I notice that the number of barracks is apparently not classified in the budget submission.

General SHULER. No. What I mean, sir, is the total, the reasons for this

Chairman RUSSELL. I understand the reasons. I have not gone into

that.

General SHULER. I would say, sir, in answer to your question, that we are asking to construct nothing in this package on Puerto Rico except to allow our people to move from Fort Brooke into Fort Buchanan. In other words, this is because they have got to get out of Fort Brooke if this is approved, and we have to build these facilities, replacement facilities, at Fort Buchanan.

The number of barracks that we would require would be for 200 men, and 22 bachelor officer spaces. That is in direct answer to your question about how many billets we need to build there for the move. Chairman RUSSELL. How many temporary buildings would you tear down? They are in temporary buildings in Buchanan?

General SHULER. Yes, sir. We would not tear down any at Buchanan, but we would have to give up Fort Brooke where we are now, for the headquarters command. These are all-I was down there, sir, with the House Armed Services Committee recently. These are all permanent-type buildings. They are very, very old, but they would not be torn down. I cannot tell you what would happen to them because it is classified, but they would not be torn down. They would be perfectly usable, sir.

Chairman RUSSELL. Isn't the Navy proposing to move over there,

too?

General SHULER. Part of the Navy, sir, I believe I am getting very close to classified information. They are involved in this package, but I do not feel I can answer that in open hearing. Chairman RUSSELL. All right, sir.

I heard with some regret that the Navy planned to give up that airfield right in the heart of San Juan. But we won't go into that.