NORSTAD TESTIMONY BEFORE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 17, 2002
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: April 3, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

ufpce Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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TO : The Director. DATE: 3 April 194"
FROM : Ghief, Legislative Liaison Division.
SUBJECT: Norstad Testimor before Senate Armed Services' Committee.
1. Attached is a copy of the prepared statement made by General
Norstad this morning at hearings on the National Security Act before
the Senate Armed Services Committee.
2. Please return this copy for our files when you have finished
with it, since it is the only one we have.
STAT
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 States Marine Corps.
The President in his letter of June 15, 1946, to the Chairman of the
Military -Committees in Congress and the. Secretaries of the Military den= - ":--
ments reviewed the above points and outlined his position regarding t?I_ose ()n
which full agreement had not been reached.
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n.o agreement was reached on e nu ..
status of the Army Air Forces and Naval Aviation and the functions of the Un3.te`'
m
. At tha ime 411 agree e
procurement, production, and distribution; with respect to a research agen~ :y,
or to an agency for the review of military education and training. At that t ria -
h mbar of military departments, or on t}ie
igence envy. It, was agreed that t ere s
nt was not reached on the coordination of
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STATEMENT OF VICE ADMIRAL FORREST SHERMAN, USN
BEFORE THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
I believe it would be helpful if, before proceeding with a detailed
discussion of the proposed National Security Act of 1947, I review briefly th'
background to its drafting. On 31 May, 1946 the.Secretary of War and the
Secretary of the Navy submitted to the President a letter in which agreement
was reached on various matters including a Council of Common Defense, _a
National Security Resources Board, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a Centro!.
U hould he no single z ary Chien o-
Army and Navy to work better together were
agreed to draft a plan for unification accep a e
ments, and within the scope and spirit of the President's letter of 15 _junee, !6~
It was apparent that the issues which would have to be resolved in orler f.)r the
as followst
.
Forrestal invited Mr, Symington, Genera!
1946 Mr
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On 7 November,
Norstad, Admiral Radford and me to a meeting at his home at which It was
t bl to bct i the War and Navy .Dopar'`
1st.
Washington;
2nd. The military command arrangements in Washington;
3rd. The military command arrangements in the field;
4th. The status and future of Naval Aviation;
5th. The status and future of the Marine Corps.
s agreed that G n r Ndrs
it
wa
'After considerable discussion,
on that
and T would attempt to work up an agreement.. The progra
occasion contemplated the toltowing;
1st. Three sep9rate administrative departments;
single Secretary of National Defense to coordinate the th
2nd. A
,
military departments and to direct policy;
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