AMENDMENT OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961

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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ? SENATE
_
I further announce that, if present and
voting, the Senator from Virginia [Mr.
Byrn)], the Senator from Oklahoma [Mr.
EDMONDSON] , the Senator from Ohio
[Mr. LAusatz ] , the Senator from Rhode
Island [Mr. PASTORE] and the Senator
from Georgia [Mr. TALMADGE] mould
each vote "nay."
On this vote, the Senator from Mary-
land [Mr. BREWSTER] is paired with the
Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. KEN-
NEDY]. If present and voting, the Sena-
tor from Maryland would vote "yea" and
the Senator from Massachusetts would
vote "nay."
Mr. KUCHEL. I announce that the
Senator from Arizona [Mr. GoLDwATER],
the Senator from New Mexico [Mr.
MECHEM], the Senator from Iowa [Mr.
MILLER], the Senator from Verniont [Mr.
PRouTY], the Senator from Massachu-
setts [Mr. SALTONSTALL] , and the Senator
from Texas [Mr. TowEx] are necessarily
absent.
The Senator from Nebraska [Mr.
HausNA] and the Senator from South
Dakota [Mr. MUNDT] are absent on offi-
cial business.
The Senator from Illinois [Mr. DIRK-
sEN], the Senator from Utah [Mr. BEN-
NETT], and the Senator from Wyoming
[Mr. SIMPSON] are detained on official
business.
Also, the Senator from Kentucky [Mr.
COOPER], the Senator form Nebraska [Mr.
Curtly's], the Senator from Idaho [Mr.
JORDAN], and the Senator from North
Dakota [Mr. YOUNG] are detained on of-
ficial business.
If present and voting, the Senator from
Nebraska [Mr. HRUSKA], the Senator
from Iowa [Mr. MILLER] , and the Senator
from Texas [Mr. TowER] would each
vote "nay."
The result was announced?yeas 20,
nays 47, as follows:
[No. 510 Leg.]
YEAS-20
Bayh
Beall
Case
Clark
Dodd
Douglas
Fong
Aiken
Allott
Bartlett
Bible
Boggs
Burdick
Byrd, W. Va.
Carlson
Church
Cotton
Dominick
Eastland
Ellender
Ervin
Fulbright
Hayden
Anderson
Bennett
Brewster
Byrd, Va.
Cannon
Cooper
Curtis
Dirksen
Edmondson
Goldwater
Gruening
Gore ' Morse
Hart Nelson
Javits Neuberger
Keating Pell
Kuchel Proxmire
McIntyre Williams, N.J.
McNamara
' NAYS-47
Hickenlooper Morton
Hill Pearson
Holland Randolph
Humphrey Robertson
Inouye Russell
Johnston Scott
Jordan, N.C. Smathers
Long, Mo. Smith
Long, La. Sparkman
Magnuson Stennis
Mansfield Symington
McCarthy Thurmond
McClellan Walters
McGee Williams, Del.
McGovern Young, Ohio
Monroney
NOT VOTING-32
Hartke
Hruska
Jackson
Jordan, Idaho
Kennedy
Lausche
Mechem
Metcalf
Miller
Moss
Mundt
No. 147-23
Muskie
Pastore
Prouty
Ribicoff
Saltonstall
Simpson
Talmadge
Tower
Yarborough '
Young, N. Dak.
So the amendment of the Senator from
Oregon was rejected.
Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr.
President, I move that the, vote by which
the amendment was rejected be recon-
sidered.
Mr. HUMPHREY. Mr. President, I
move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was
agreed to.
Mr. HUMPHREY. Mr. President, I
offer an amendment which I send to the
desk and ask to have stated.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
amendment of the Senator from Minne-
sota will be stated.
The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. On page 6,
line 4, it is proposed to strike out "$9,819,-
000" and insert in lieu thereof "$9,844,-
000".
Mr. HUMPHREY. Mr. President, the
amendment to the District of Columbia
appropriation bill would restore the $25,-
000 requested in the budget to help defray
? the cost of free concerts in the District
by the National Symphony Orchestra.
The purpose of the free concerts is to
advance the performing arts by giving
four free concerts for children in each
section of the city.
I want to make it clear that this is not
simply a $25,000 handout to the Na-
tional Symphony. The funds would be
included in the District of Columbia Rec-
reation Department budget. -
This appropriation would make it pos-
sible for the Symphony Association to
add 1 week of service to the community
of the Nation's Capital and employment
to its musicians.
This request has the support of the
District of Columbia Commissioners, of
the White House through the Advisor on
District of Columbia Affairs, of organized
labor, and of thousands of residents in
and near the District.
Unlike other municipal orchestras,
the National Symphony has never, in its
33 years of growth, received subsidies
from Government sources. In terms of
the numbers of individuals who fictively
support it, the National Symphony is the
best-supported orchestra in the United
States; it receives gifts from over 25,000
individuals. That is some 214 times
greater than the number of individuals
giving to any other major symphony.
I should also point out that the Na-
tional Symphony does extremely well in
earning its own way, producing almost 70
percent of its annual expenses through
performances. Most other orchestras
earn less through performances, many as
little as 50 percent.
All of this is to the good, Mr. President,
but let us not overlook the other side
of the coin. In almost all major cities
of the United States, resident orchestras
receive support from their municipal,
county, or State governments. For ex-
ample, the Buffalo Orchestra receives
$137,300. The Los Angeles Symphony
receives $167,000. Other orchestras for
which public funds help to support youth
concerts are: Cincinnati, $35,000; Cleve-
land, 05,000; Indialianolis, $60,000;
Rochester, $33,000; and Seattle, $30,000.
In all of these cases the figures I have
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cited include support for student con-
certs in public schools.
The National Symphony gives 12 to
15 such concerts a year through its own
privately supported means. To that ex-
tent, the National Symphony has been
subsidizing the community in which it
resides. This type of concert is both
familiar and popular throughout the
country. It introduces young people to
the art of a symphony orchestra through
live performances and demonstrations of
individual instruments.
Mr. President, I urge my colleagues
to endorse this modest but very impor-
tant item by supporting this amendment.
Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr.
President, I discussed the question with
the majority whip prior to the meeting
of the full committee markup of the bill.
The majority whip could not be present
upon that occasion, and I assured his staff
member that I would offer the amend-
ment. I inadvertently failed to do so,
and I so stated to the press. I am glad
to accept the amendment at this time.
Mr. DOUGLAS. Mr. President, I do
not wish to disturb the happy comity
which has developed on this very desira-
ble appropriation, but it is extraordinary
that the Senate will accept an appro-
priation for music, which I believe is ex-
cellent, but will reject any amendment
designed to make books more available
to the population of Washington, D.C.,
or to feed the starving children of the
unemployed.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the amend-
ment of the Senator from Minnesota.
The amendment was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill
is open to further amendment. If there
be no further amendment to be proposed,
the question is on the engrossment of
the amendments and the third reading
of the bill.
The amendments were ordered to be
engrossed, and the bill to be read a third
time.
The bill was read the third time, and
passed:
Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr.
President., I move that the Senate insist
upon its amendments and request a con-
ference with the House of Representa-
Alves thereon, and that the Chair ap-
point the conferees on the part of the
Senate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the motion of
the Senator from West Virginia.
The motion was agreed to; and the
Chair appointed Mr. BYRD ,of West Vir-
ginia, Mr. HUMPHREY, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr.
ELLENDER, Mr. STENNIS, Mr. BIBLE, Mr.
CASE, Mr. COTTON, and Mr. SALTONSpiLL
conferees on the part of thSie.1
AMENDMENT TO FOREI ASSI
-ANCE ACT OF 1b61
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, I
move that the Senate proceed to the con-
sideration of Calendar No. 1123, the bill
H.R. 11380.
The PRESIDING . OFFICER. The
bill will be stated by title.
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The LEGISLATIVE CLERK. A bill (HR.
11380) to amend further the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and
for other purposes.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the motion of
the Senator from Montana.
The motion was agreed to; and the
Senate proceeded to consider the bill,
which had been reported from the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations with amend-
ments, on page 2, line 8, after the word
"and", to strike out "$224,600,000" and
insert "$215,000,000"; after line 16, to
insert:
(e) Add the following new section at the
end thereof:
"SEC. 217. USED MANUFACTURINd EQUIP-
MENT.-The President is authorized to use
funds made available for the purposes of sec-
. tion 211 to conduct a study and investigation
to determine the feasibility of establishing
programs for the furnishing to less developed
friendly countries and areas of used tools,
machinery, and other manufacturing equip-
ment to be donated by private enterprises
and the extent to which such programs are
likely to be utilized by and contribute to
the economic development of the receiving
country. The President shall submit to the
Congress at the earliest practicable date a
report of the results of such study and in-
vestigation, together with such recommenda-
tions for legislation as he deems advisable."
On page 3, after line 11, to insert:
(1) Strike out "fraud or misconduct" in
the second proviso and insert in lieu thereof
"fraud, misconduct, or action not meeting
a standard of reasonable business prudence".
At the beginning of line 16, to strike
out " (1) " and insert " (2) "; at the begin-
ning of line 18, to strike out " (2) " and
insert " (3) "; on page 4, at the beginning
of line 2, to strike out "$2,000,000 and";
in the same line, after "1965", to strike
out "and $2,100,000, respectively."; in
line 20, after the word "and", to strike
out "$134,272,400" and insert "$134,400,-
000"; at the beginning of line 23, to
strike out "None of the funds available
to carry out this chapter shall be con-
tributed to any international organiza-
tion or to any foreign government or
agency thereof to pay the costs of devel-
oping or operating any volunteer pro-
gram of such organization, government,
or agency relating to the selection,
training, and programing of volunteer
manpower" and insert "None of the
funds available to carry out this chapter
may be used for contributions (1) to the
International Secretariat for Volunteer
Service or any similar international or-
ganization for use by it to pay the costs
of developing or operating any volunteer
service or other Peace Corps-type pro-
gram of any foreign - government or
agency thereof or (2) to any volunteer
service or other Peace Corps-type pro-
gram administered by such interna-
tional organization."; on page 5, line 16,
after the word "and", to strike out
"$405,000,000" and insert "$374,700,000";
In line 17, after the word "respectively",
to strike out the comma and "and by
adding at the end thereof the following
new sentence: 'Of the funds made
available for the fiscal year 1965 to carry
out the purposes of this chapter, not less
than $200,000,000 shall be available
solely for use in Vietnam, unless the
President determines otherwise and
-promptly reports such determination to
the Committees on Foreign Relations and
Appropriations of the Senate and to the
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.'; on page 7, line 6, after the word
"and", to strike out "$1,055,000,000" and
insert "$1,045,000,000"; in line 7, after
the amendment just above stated, to
strike out "respectively, and by adding
at the end thereof the following new sen-
tence: 'Of the funds made available for
the fiscal year 1965 to carry out the pur-
poses of this part, not less than $200,-
000,000 shall be available solely for use
in Vietnam, unless the President deter-
mines otherwise and promptly reports
such determination to the Committees on
Foreign Relations and Appropriations of
the Senate and to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives,'" and insert
"respectively."; on page 9, after line 13,
to strike out:
(a) Amend section 601(c), relating to the
Advisory Committee on Private Enterprise,
as follows:
(1) In paragraph (4), strike out "Decem-
ber 31, 1964" and substitute "June 30, 1965".
(2) In paragraph (5), strike out "$50,000"
and substitute "$100,000 for all costs neces-
sary to the Committee's operations".
And, in lieu thereof, to insert:
(a) Amend section 601(c), relating to the
Advisory Committee on Private Enterprise,
by striking out in paragraph (4) "December
31, 1964" and substituting "June 30, 1965".
At the top of page 10, to strike out:
(b) Section 601, which relates to the en-
couragement of free enterprise and private
participation, is amended by adding at the
end thereof the following new subsection:
"(d) It is the sense of Congress that the
Agency for International Development
should continue to encourage, to the maxi-
mum extent consist with the national .In-
terest, the utilization of engineering and
professional services of United States firms
(including, but not limited to, any corpora-
tion, company, partnership, or other asso-
ciation) or by an affiliate of such United
States firms in connection with capital proj-
ects financed by funds authorized under this
Act."
At the beginning of line 13, to strike
out "(c)" and insert "(b)"; on page 11,
after line 9, to insert:
(c) Amend subsection 620(e), relating to
expropriations and other similar matters, as
follows:
(1) After "(e)" insert "(1)".
(2) Redesignate subparagraphs (1), (2),
and (3) of the first paragraph as subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively.
(3) Strike out "paragraphs (1), (2), or
(3)" and substitute "subparagraphs (A),
(B), or (C) of paragraph (1)".
(4) At the end of such subsection add the
following new paragraph (2) :
"(2) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no court in the United States shall
decline, on the ground of the federal act of
state doctrine, to make a determination on
the merits or to apply principles of inter-
national law, including the principles of
compensation and the other standards set
out in this subsection, in a case in which an
act of a foreign state occurring after Janu-
ary 1, 1959, is alleged to be contrary to inter-
national law, and effect shall not be given
by the court in any such case to acts that
are found to be in violation thereof: Pro-
vided, That this subparagraph shall not be
applicable in any case with respect to which
the President determines that application of
July 31
the act of state doctrine is required in that
particular case by the foreign policy inter-
ests of the United States and a suggestion to
this effect is filed on his behalf in that case
with the court."
' On page 12, after line 22, to strike out:
(g) At the end of section 620, add the fol-
lowing new subsection:
"(n) No assistance shall be furnished un-
der this Act for construction or operation
of any productive enterprise in any country
unless the President determines that similar
productive enterprise within the United
States are operating at a substantial portion
of their capacity and that such assistance
will not result in depriving such United '
States enterprises of their reasonable share
of world markets. The President shall keep
the Foreign Relations Committee and the
Appropriations Committee of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives fully and currently informed of as-
sistance furnished under this Act for the
construction or operation of productive en-
terprises in all countries, including specifi-
cally the numbers of such enterprises, the
types of such enterprises, and the locations
of such enterprises."
On page 13, line 22, after the word
"than," to strike out "twenty" and in-
sert "thirty"; after line 23, to insert:-
(2) Subsection (e) is amended to read as
follows:
"(e) The President is authorized to pre-
scribe by-regulation standards or other cri-
teria for maintaining adequate performance
levels for personnel employed or assigned to
perform duties pursuant to this Act and
may, notwithstanding any other provision
of this or any other law, but subject to an
appropriate administrative appeal, separate
personnel who fail to meet such standards
or other criteria, other than personnel em-
ployed under section 624(d), 625 (b) , 625(k),
626(a) or 631 of this Act, and also may grant
personnel separated hereunder severance
benefits of one month's salary for each year's
service, but not to exceed one year's salary
at the then current salary rate of such
personnel."
On page 14, after line 12, to insert:
(3) Add the following new subsection (j) :
"(j) The President is authorized, at any
time during the two-year period commenc-
ing on the effective date of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1964, to separate, notwith-
standing any other provision of this or any
other law, any person employed or assigned
to perform duties pursuant to this Act. The
authority contained in this subsection shall
not apply to persons with General Schedule
appointments of grade 12 or below, Foreign
Service Reserve appointments of class 5 or
below, or Foreign Service Staff appointments
of class 3 or below, or to persons employed
under section 624(d) of this Act. The ag-
gregate number of persons separated under
this subsection shall not exceed one hundred
in any twelve-month period."
On page 15, at the beginning of line 3,
to strike out " (2) " and insert "(4) "; in
the same line, after the word "subsec-
tion," to strike out "(j)" and insert
"(k)"; at the beginning of line 4, to
strike out "(j)" and insert "(k)"; at the
beginning of line 6, to strike out "the In-
ter-American Economic and Social
Council and to be United States repre-
sentative to"; after line 15, to strike out:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking
out "$75" and substituting "$100".
At the beginning of line 18, to strike
out "(2) Subsection (c) is amended";
and, at the top of page 16, to strike out:
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1964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ? SENATE
CHAPTER 3?MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SEC. 303. Chapter 3 of part III of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended,
which relates to miscellaneous provisions, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new section:
"SEC. 648. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR USE
OF FOREIGN CurutExcrEs.?Subject to the pro-
visions of section 1415 of the Supplemental
Appropriation Act, 1953, the President is
authorized, as a demonstration of good will
on the part of the people of the United
States for the Polish and Italian ,people, to
use foreign currencies accruing to the United
States Government under this or any other
Act, for assistance on such terms and con-
ditions as he may specify, in the repair,
rehabilitation, improvenient, and mainte-
nance of cemeteries in Italy serving as the
burial place of members of the armed forces
of Poland who died in combat in Italy during
World War II."
Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President,
there will be no action taken on the bill
this evening.
Mr. MORSE. Mr. President, will the
Senator yield?
Mr. MANSFIELD. I yield.
Mr. MORSE. I think the Senator will
probably make the same statement a
week from tonight.
Mr. MANSFIELD. Very likely.
Mr. MORSE. However, that is not
what I rose to tell the Senator from Mon-
tana. If it is the desire of the Senator
from Montana from time to time to lay
aside the amendment to the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 for the purpose of
considering various problems as they
arise, I want him to know that he will
have my complete cooperation in agree-
ing to lay aside the bill at any time he
wishes to do so.
Mr. MANSFIELD. I must say that I
am surprised and delighted.
CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT OF RE-
TIRED MEMBERS OF THE UNI-
FORMED SERVICES
Mr. JOHNSTON. Mr. President, I ask
that the Chair lay before the Senate a
message from the House of Representa-
tives:
The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be-
fore the Senate the following message
from the House of Representatives:
Resolved, That the House concur in the
amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 2, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 to the bill (H.R. 7381) enti-
tled "An Act to simplify, modernize, and
consolidate the laws relating to the employ-
ment of civilians in more than one position
and the laws concerning the civilian employ-
ment of retired members of the uniformed
services, and for other purposes."
Resolved, That the House disagree to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 3, to
aforesaid bill.
Mr. JOHNSTON. Mr. President, on
July 23 the House of Representatives ac-
cepted the Senate version of the com-
pensation bill with one exception. The
House struck out section 206. Of the
nine amendments that the Senate made
to the House bill, the House accepted
eight, but they struck out the one sec-
tion, which is section 206, and agreed to
carry it into conference. But now there
will be no conference.
Mr. CARLSON. Mr. President, I be-
lieve that the action is a very happy
solution to a very difficult problem that
has confronted the? Congress and many
of our citizens. I sincerely hope that the
Senate will accept the action of the
House.
? Mr, JOHNSTON. Mr. President, when
the dual compensation bill was passed
by the Senate on July 20, the Senator
from Delaware [Mr.-WILLIAMS] requested
the committee to advise him in regard
to crediting military service for retire-
ment purposes for Members of Congress.
I ask unanimous consent that there be
inserted in the RECORD a letter from An-
drew E. Rudock, Director of the Bureau
of Retirement and Insurance of the
Civil Service Commission. I believe? his
letter is responsive to this question.
There being no objection, the letter
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
U.S. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION,
BUREAU OF RETIREMENT AND
INSURANCE,
Washington, D.C., July 24, 1964.
Hon. RALPH W. YARBOROUGH,
Chairman, Subcommittee on Civil Service,
Committee on Post Office and Civil Serv-
ice, U.S. Senate.
DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: As you requested for
the RECORD in connection with HR. 7381, I
am furnishing an explanation of how the
Civil Service Retirement Act operates with
respect to the crediting of military service
in computing the annuity of a Member of
Congress.
The formula for computing Member an-
nuity is set forth in section 9(c) of the Re-
tirement Act (5 U.S.C. 2259(c) ). Under this
formula, a retiring Member's basic annuity
(subject to a maximum of 80 percent of final
salary) consists of two parts as follows:
Part I: 21/2 percent of "high-5" average
salary multiplied by his years of?( a) Mem-
ber service, (b) active honorable military
service performed during war or national
emergency while on leave of absence from
Congress, if he is not receiving military re-
tired pay, (c) other active honorable military
service, not exceeding 5 years, if he is not
receiving military retired pay, (d) congres-
sional employees service, not exceeding 15
years: Plus?
Part II: 134 percent of "high-5" average
salary multiplied by any years of other credit-
able Federal civilian or military service
which, when added to years of 211/2 percent
service do not exceed a total of 10 years (if
21/2 percent service totals 10 years or more,
134 percent does not operate) , and 2 percent
of average salary multplied by any remaining
years of creditable Federal civilian or mili-
tary service not used at 21/2 or 13% percent.
If the Member does not receive military
retired pay, the formula affords him 211/2 per-
cent credit under part I for a limited portion
of his active honorable military service. Any
remaining military service not used at 21/2
percent is credited at the lower percentage
rates provided in part FL
If the Member does receive military re-
tired pay, the creditability of his military
service is determined under the Retirement
Act provisions outlined in my letter to you
dated July 14, 1964; that is, under the same
rules applicable to employees in general. If
the type of retired pay received by the Mem-
ber falls under one of the exceptions not bar-
ring credit for military service, annuity credit
for his active honorable military service is
computed under the 13% or 2 percent steps of
part II of the formula. If retired pay is not
one of the accepted types, credit is of course
barred for all of the Member's military serv-
ice.
Sincerely yours,
ANDREW 'E. RUDDOCK,
Director.
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Mr. JOHNSTON. Mr. President, I
move that the Senate recede from its
amendment No. 3.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
question is on agreeing to the motion
of the Senator from South Carolina.
The motion was agreed to.
COMMISSIONING ADDRESS FOR
U.S.S. "JAMES MADISON" BY HON.
THOMAS D. MORRIS
Mr. MONRONEY. Mr. President, this
week more muscle was added to one of
America's great arms of defense when
the James Madison, our 23d Polaris sub-
marine, was commissioned at Newport
News. I am pleased to offer for the REC-
ORD the splendid address of the day made
by the Honorable Thomas D. Morris,
Assistant Secretary of Defense, Installa-
tions and Logistics, as the submarine was
turned over to its well-trained officers
and crewmen.
The commissioning honored the fourth
President of the United States, who was
known as the master builder of the Con-
stitution and who guided the young Na-
tion through the War of 1812.
I have personally met many of the
officers and men who served on the
Madison and have been tremendously
impressed by their. dedication of their
abilities to keep America safe from
enemy attack. Two complete crews will
man the submarine. Comdr. Joseph L.
Skoog, Jr., of Seattle, Wash., will com-
mand the blue crew, and Comdr. James
D. Kearny, of Washington. D.C., will
command the gold crew. The James
Madison was launched on March 15,
1963.
I ask unanimous consent to have the
address printed at this point in the
RECORD.
There being no objection, the address
was ordered to be printed,in the RECORD,
as follows:
COMMISSIONING ADDRESS FOR U.S.S. "JAMES
MADISON" (SSBN-627) BY THE HONORABLE
THOMAS D. MORRIS, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE, INSTALLATIONS AND LosIsrms., JULY
28, 1964, AT NEWPORT NEWS, VA..
Admiral Lowrance, ladies, and gentlemen;
it is my pleasant duty today to express to
the Navy, to the officers and crews of our 23d
Polaris submarine, and to its builders?the
deep gratitude and respect of our Govern-
ment and of the citizens of the free world
everywhere.
In a world where no major wars are now
raging, it may seem inappropriate to dwell-
on the awesome destructive power that will
be poised ready for launching, in this sub-
marine. It is for this very reason that we
speak of our deterrent force?a force to put
potential enemies on notice that we have
the weapons to retaliate overwhelmingly if
attacked. Sixteen nuclear tipped missiles?
which take their name from the North Star,
Polaris?will soon be hidden somewhere in
the vastness of the ocean?ready to rain de-
struction on a potential enemy, if all-out
war should come.
Although we do not wish to rattle our mis-
siles, or raise our weapons in threat, this
submarine is an indisputable fact. It is a
significant fact. The whole world now ap-
preciates the military significance of the mo-
bile Polaris missile system, as well as of the
other weapons in our defense arsenal which
include land-based missiles and weapons
carried in aircraft. All three types are on
constant alert; the submarines on station
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