TESTIMONY OF W. STUART SYMINGTON ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR FOR AIR BEFORE THE ARMED SERVICE COMMITTEE UNITED STATES SENATE ON A BILL PROPOSING THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 17, 2002
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: March 20, 1947
• Content Type: STATEMENT

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Testimony Of
W. STUART SYMINGTON
Assistant Secretary of War for "Sir
Before The
Armed Services Committee
United States Senate
On
A Bill Proposing
"THE I ",TIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947"
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Statement of Hon. Robert P. Patterson, Secretary of
War,"before Armed Services Committee-of U. S. Senate,
re S. 758, creating National Deferise Establishment,
march ~ -L5*'(
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-the armed forces, S. 758.
I give unqualified support to the bill.. to unify
The bill creates a National Defense Establishment,
consisting of the Department of-the Army, Department .of
the Navy and Department of the Air Force.
The head of the National Defense Establishment
is the Secretary of National Defense, with the.power and
duty:
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to establish policies and programs for
the National Defense Establishment and
for the departments and agencies in it;
to exercise direction, authority and
control over such department4 and agencies;
to supervise preparation of budget estimates
by the departments and agencies, to determine
the budget estimates of the National Defense
Establishment for submission to the Bureau
of the Budget, and to supervise and control
the budget program of the National Defense
Establishment.
The proviso is made that the three departments
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spective secretaries, under direction of the Secretary