STATEMENT OF ARTHUR F. DUFFY REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN LEGION BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS ON H. R. 2319, THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947

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r fy representing The American Legion before the
House Committee on E1Oeriditures in the Executive 7]e_oartments on H. R. 2;13,
the National Security Act of 1947.
Mr. Chairman and Momt'ors of the Committee:
My name is Arthur F. Duffy. My address is 161-04 Jamaica Aver_uo,
Jamaica, Now York. I am, and have boon, Chairman of the Naval Affairs
Committee -- a sub-committee of the National Dufaao
Chairman of the Nation,"]. Defense Committee, to : r 'resent The American Lcgion
before the House Committoe horrings on H. R. 2319.
Committeo of The American
Legion. With John Dwight Sullivan, I have been appointed by S. Perry Brorrn,
I have particiroatod in the oreparetion of tU:a statement of John
Committee at various meetings during the wax. The navl'l vie%moint o -ay wr-s
voiced in the meetings, but the ovinions of the Ground and Air Forces were
hoard in the full meeting of the National Defense Committee. Agroomont was
had to defer action in tho matter until after cessation of hostilities.
With the wax ended, the subject rgain cane before the Coxm:ittoc.
Never has a matter betoro The American Legion boon more studied and. debr?.ted.
The vote in 1945 was unanimous for the statement of prin,eiplo sot forth in
Mr. Sullivan's statement. The resolution of 1946 was adopted by the Convoa.ion
in San Francisco, of ter full debate, arid bocrno the mandate of The A,.eric n
Legion.
statement in all resvects.
The subject of Unificr,tion of Command was before the Navel Affairs
Dwight Sullivan for submission: to the Corntnitteo and concur fully in his
The 11,rnorican Legion believes the bill. H. R. 2319, should be
favorably reported by your Committee in the interest of the National Socnrrit"r.
Respectfully submitted,
Arthur F. Duffy
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Statoncnt of John Dwight Sullivan rc_orescntirg The kioricrn Legion before the
House Cozinittce on Expenditures in the Executive Deprxtnents on H. B. 2319,
the Nr..tionol Security 'ct of 1947.
Mr. Chrirnrn rnd. Mcr1bcrs of the Committee:
My nrnc is John Dwight Suilivrn. bIy r.,ddress is 280 Brordwry,
New York, iicw York. I 'i r ner be r of the Nor tionr1 Defense Cormittca of `Vha
Ancricrn Legion, being r nenber ^,nd former Chrirr. +n of its Sub-Committee on
Acronoutic8, Together viith Arthur F. Duffy tirhb is rnd. hr.s been for sane errs
Chr.irrmn of the Nr?vr1 Mfnirs Comr..ittco of The lz:cricrn Legion, I hnva been
dosignr..ted by the Chr%irrrn of the i,Tr,tionvl Defense Gornitteos, The Ancricr?
Legion, to present to you tho'rocon ondrtion of The Ancricrn Legion as
expressed in its 1945 rrd 1946 Nntionr3. Conventions with respect to the
unification of the rrnod forces.
I am ploy sod on bo'nr?lf of the nr.tionrl orgrnizr:tion of The Aucrion -
Legion to have this o_o',)ortunity; and with the consent of the Chrirrr^.n I s?C11
submit this pro-onxed stateriont together with such addition-n1 corncnt r'.nd
internrotr~tion ^,s roocrrs necossm;7Y rnd doeirrblo in order to r,r_plify nd
o=lrin the position trkon by The Ancriccn Legion upon this immort^nt sub-(,ct,
to give. the brckground out of which those resolutions arose and to expj.r-tn
the re,-,sons underlying this roconrondmtion.
The subject of the orgr.nization and rcorgr.nizr.tion of the nxncd
services in the interests of the national security has been P. matter of
considcrr?.tior., discussion and dcbr,te throughout The Ancricrn Legion over a
number of years, as it has been in other orgrnizr.tions in this co'o-ntr-. irior
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