Treasury, United States:

Coverage into:

Buildings Management Fund, net income__.
Proceeds of transfer or disposition of property-

Foreign disposals_---

Deposit with in special account of proceeds of
transfer.

General Supply Fund. See General Supply Fund.

Unauthenticated copies, definition_.

Unclaimed property, disposal of___.

U

210 (f)
204

401 (c), 403 (b)

disposition or

204 (c), 403

Uniforms for employees required to wear uniform clothing-----
United States Maritime Commission:

Disposal of surplus vessels__

Universities:

Procurement for services of without advertising..
Transfer of surplus property to-----

Utilities (see also Public utility service; Public utilities):

511 (e)

203 (1)

210 (a) (1)

203 (i)

302 (c) (5)

203 (j), (k)

Furnishing to plants constituting part of National Industrial Reserve,

and to surplus real property-

Utilization of property. See Excess property.

210 (a) (10)

V

Vehicle identification__.

Vessels, surplus, disposal of___

W

Walsh-Healey Act, effect of_

War Assets Administration:

Abolishment

Applicability of existing regulations and procedures..

Personnel holding appointments under sec. 5 (b) of Surplus Property

Status of transferred employees..

Act of 1944_.

Transfer of functions, personnel, etc‒‒‒‒

War Assets Administrator:

Abolishment of and Associate War Assets Administrator___
Transfer of functions--

Warehouses:

Authority of Administrator to operate_____

Inventories, addition of value to General Supply Fund___

Warehousing. See Procurement, warehousing and related activities.
Woolen goods, disposal of----.

211
203 (i)

308

105

601

105

108

105

105

105

201 (a) (2)
109 (a)

203 (g), (h), 402 (a)

SOURCES OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS

Africa, British East (English pounds): Bolivia (bolivianos):

United States Army (Retired), Washington, D. C.

DEAR BONNER: I can find nothing wrong with your strength figures. You seem to have proposed a very healthy and formidable force.

I can't vouch for your fiscal amounts since we don't get into any of that business down here, but I suppose you have checked this with some budget experts. Personally, I would have more escort fighters. Although this is not the USAF view, I think it is essential to strategic bombing. However, since ADC is going in for long-range fighters, we'll have a good two-purpose weapon here that will satisfy my feeling.

Thanks for letting me see your figures. We are looking forward to your next visit.

Sincerely.

DALE O. SMITH, Brigadier General, USAF.

APPENDIX H

THE ARMED FORCES OF THE COMMUNIST BLOC, THE NON-COMMUNIST WORLD, AND THE NATO NATIONS

The following figures are only approximate estimations of the armed forces of the world based entirely upon unclassified, published sources.

Only active forces, that is, those forces actually on duty as part of the regular military establishments, are included in this report. The terms "Army," "Navy," and "Air Force" have a universal meaning and, therefore, need no particular explanation. "Security troops" and the term "Other forces," however, are understood to mean in this report a particular type of military-police organization as distinguished from an ordinary city police force or State police organization such as the State troopers. Moreover, in some cases-for example, Panama-the national police were included when there was no other "armed force" existing in the country.

Wherever possible, the number of aircraft in the air force of each country is stated in footnotes.

1 Steinberg, S. H., ed. The Statesman's Year-Book. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1953. P. 768.

2 Ibid.

* Statesman's Year-Book, 1953. Op. cit., pp. 838-839.

4 Maximum authorized by treaty. Jane's Fighting Ships. London, Sampson, Low, Marston, 1952-53. P. 135.

Above Army figure appears to include the Air Force which is estimated at "3 brigades (fighter, escort, tactical bombing)." Statesman's Year-Book, 1953. Op. cit., pp. 838-839.

• Ibid.

Ibid., p. 897.

8 Apparently figures have not been widely published on the Air Force, but one source states: "The Air Force is composed of 3 divisions, equipped with jets; there are 6 battalions of parachutists." Ibid., p. 897.

9 Ibid.

10 Figures for the so-called People's Police are derived from a report of the High Commissioner in New York Times, April 17, 1953, p. 14.

11 Ibid. Jane's reported that there are "3.300 men in the sea police to be increased to 19,000 officers and ratings by the end of 1952." Jane's, 1952-53. Op. cit., p. 452. 12 New York Times, Apr. 17, 1953. Op. cit., p. 14.

13 Ibid.

Described as "other armed men' in paramilitary organizations, 1. e., border and transport police.

14 The High Commissioner's report listed 400,000 "young persons" enrolled in military training organizations, i. e., Society for Sport and Technical Training. Ibid.