EISENHOWER TESTIMONY AT HOUSE HEARINGS ON H.R. 2319

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• Publication Date: May 8, 1947
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The.Director.
Deputy Director.
Liaison Division.
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SUBJECT: Eisenhower Testimony at House Hearings on H.R. 2319.
Attached herewith is a copy of questions asked by Congress-
this morning.
man Busbey during General Eisenhower's testimony.
2. General Eisenhower will return to the stand at 1000 hours
b 's uestjon do you think I should inform
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so that General Eisenhower could put some a eme
3. In view of
us ey q ' officer and stand-by policy?
General Persons. as to our week-endtY t t nt in the record ill
answer to:.Busbey.this morning?
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The following are extracts from a memorarid= submitted
on the day of May 7, 1947 to Senator Chan tlirney? Chairtm f
Senate brM Servi
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ees, by Major Viral Vil1im J.
Dhouvan. formerly director of the Office of 3#.ra is
In the main, there are tm kinds of claaciesti
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organizations, each peculiar to the type of government and
system of that goverment.
AL po. it a1. secret service with power of ar
bas, -bema 4W
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reap?naibi~i `? .of Barg out eeptanaae and
counter-eViO . The -to of- Gs
and $ ( .8t vi ~erz:t. A 'imf rs) also
known as ,.(Peopl~es'r Commissariat) cof
des ISSted, pri . to. protect the security
thoaa who control ttw: aut ty of the staff
exist.. their :political. o
a *=spies ; ?si a
police powers is in keeping with a derveratic
tradition in its - concern about undue coerce ?
tration. of power,,,
Aft c 'gat itzattim whoa- agents,_ are 113d;ted to that
gatb ind. wtreportiui, otintaul e a
but who have.. no pdjjz functLon or po r at~ bow
or abrraad,at i ch & tia~1t Seeret'tata
and the United. States, Office of Strategic Wis
in World War IT are examples. Separation of
external. intelligence authorit, and intataal
*That no executive department should be permitted to
engage in secret intelligence, because secret intell_{gpe
covers all fields, but in a proper case cal]]. upon the cent
agencyr which should be in_ charge of secret intellige e., ral
"That this a;ency, as the soled agency for secret
lntell.i.ence, should be authorized, in the. foreign field only,
to carry on services such.. as espionage canter-ese
tand
hose special operations , (including morale and
designed to anticipate and counter L ahalarcal)
and subversion of our national security by ene an .~
enc~ action
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 Statement of General A. A. Vandegrift Commandant of the Marine Corps,
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I O ~ t 1J ~-RflP9~~f}fl6sh ~(~2Q~2 e
Executive Departments on H. R. 2319, the
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The statement which I have prepared for you is substantially
similar to that which I presented before the Senate Armed Services
Committee a week ago. Nothing has arisen in the interval which would
cause me to change the position which I then took and which I still
hold
ational Security act of 1947.
MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE:
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Y , on _ the
President, should be to recommend to him policies and programs for
the National Defense establishment. he should be empowered to exer-
cise supervision and coordination of the departments and agencies.
Since reading some of the testimony which has been given before
this Committee and that of the Senate, on the broad aspects of this
bill,'I-have become increasingly concerned about the danger of
accor with the.over-all objectives which the bill now
under consideration seeks to attain. I consider the over-all objee
tives of the bill to be those of establishing a more economical,
integrated means of providing for national security and at the
some time formalizing certain proven machinery developed to such
good purpose during the war and included in this bill, such as
The Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Munitions Board
The Research and Development Board
The Central Intelligence Agency
The National Security Council
The National Security Resources Board
In order to tie together these new agencies and for better
coordination of the several services, there should be an executive
appointed from civil life by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate whose duty under the dire
ts -
es un erly.LLg
the original Collins Plan for outright merger of the armed forces.
T am in d
y a e en , shall attempt to answer your inquiries.
I have never opposed the principle of unification, although
I have expressed strong disapproval of the ob'ectiv d
agencies which are to be. established by this act. During the latter
part of m of t m t T
y a a eetions 103, 122 and 200b;; is sufficiently descriptive
to insure proper Marine Corps participation in the vario i
W ores as we now now its and you have sought informa-
tion as. to whether or not certain phraseology within this bill.(nota-
bl tht f C
e
defects in the legislation might, at some future date, imperil the
existence of th C
I have, however, noted with gratification the Interest which
this Committee has evinced during previous hearings with regard to
the possibilities which this bill holds for the Marine Corps. Your
members have asked questions which Indicate their --We
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TQ H.R. 2319
In Section 103 on page 4, line 18, after the word "Navy,"
insert the words "Marine Corps,
In Section 106 add the following subsections:
0(b) Section 1616 of the Revised Statutes (34 USC 711) is
.hereby repealed.
"(c) There shall be maintained at all times within the naval
service and under the supervision of the Secretary of the Navy
the United States Marine Corps, including the. reserve compon-
ants thereof, to perform the following,funotions and such
additional duties and missions as directed by the President:
(1) To provide a balanced Fleet Marine Force, includ-
.ing its supporting air component, for service with the
Fleet in the seizure or defense of advanced naval bases
or for the conduct of such limited land operations as
are essential to the prosecution of a naval campaign;
(2) To provide detachments and organizations for
service on armed vessels of the Navy;
(3)' To provide security detachments for protection
of naval property at naval stations and bases;
(4) To provide forces for duty in the occupation
of foreign territory or for other duty on shore when
directed by the President;
(5) To continue to develop tactics, technique and
equipment relating to those phaees of amphibious warfare
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 STATTELENT BY FLEET ADiJIrttaL E. J. KING, U.S. NAVY,
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Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee:
I appear before you today to comment on S.758 - the National Security
Act of 1947, The views which I express are personal. to me and are the. result
of long familiarity with the problems which the Committee has under con-
sideration.
Throughout World War II, as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -
and of the Combined (British-U.S.) Chiefs of Staff I was in the position
to know at first hand the creation and the workings of the military machin-
ery wherewith the war was waged - and won.
As.. a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and-as Chief of Naval C-pers-
tions (until relieved by Fleet. Admiral Nimitz in December 1945), I: have had
direct knowledge of all that went, on in. regard to endeavors to. integrate our-
ownmilitary.structure.Since December 1945, I have. been on duty in.the
office of 'the Secretary of the Navy and have been kept well posted in what,
culminated in.the bill now before this Committee. I have read most of the
hearings that have taken place to date.
has taken place since _I left office in. regard to the matters which have
repeat that the views expressed in this statement are to be con-
sidered as, my oven personal views and. not necessarily those of the Navy De-
partment..
I am sure that all will agree that the National Security is a
matter that calls for straight thinking - and for plain speaking. In my
view,-it should be emphasized that the really important -,:,art of the bill
under consideration is that which deals with the National Security Council.
It is only too obvious that war affects the entire nation - all :)f
its people and all of it: activities are involved. So, in preparation for
future war or emergency, we must profit by the lessons of the past and assess
the prospects of the future. It is clear that war and preparation for tsar
is not the business of the armed services alone. All of the factors of
national security - not only military but the political, diplorsatic, economic,
industrial, and even financial factors must be integrated. Folicy - foreign,
domestic, military - must 1e integrated. It is the function of the National
6ecurity Council - provided for in the bill - to effect this essential in-
tegration.
I feel that, in the controversies and discussions that have so far
taken place, the emphasis has been wrongly placed - that, so to speak, the
cart has been put before the horse, In an orderly analysis of the whole
subject, it is cleax?ly the function of t'ie Executive td carry into effect
what the Congress may decree - and this applies not only to the Armed
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rltateMent of Major rereraj Laurie i?orstad, Director of Fans
Di.t ,,ion r r
i rl urn :} a ~ E n s (t -sal . taf , I-efor e the ^o=ittee 0;
r.. .~f1
: ec.itivE? c?:,gT'~f.Pnt9 1`o? of
security Act O 153 'J s~crP^SCZav t?Si~O re fin t 19 po 23 ?
Of 7 -947a `1 _ - a '*$ iois?~2
since 1915, many studies have been made ,ith a vIe to ?evel:f;JIP_F
;rnrkZble plan for in t ra i.nr the arced forces into an a "/j c= er_ t aid ever ?mss
cal r^ach;ne for the preservation of *?eace, or as a last re.gort, for t~;e sur-
cessa al pr o~-ect tion of vrar, since 1921 there have been at least sty-t-, b'? u s
introduced in the Conp-ress pertain.nL7 to this sub3ecta D~urin the a ;ne
period there have teens ie seven Ccn?-ressi.onal Corrrittees who have atud ,~d
the Problem and submitted reports,
During World . War III a committee coposed of ArMy, Navy _,a
Opp
f7T'G''p beCA17r,~?i'itiT~,-, ti '?3R ??? [?='o(T'f`SE;
1 , to ?1n':'rtake to
-rit,3 ti ,g?
?t't--rl of'- the prot%0sed-?'lii cation of the a~^ed for'ce? They C1idrCco^'r'e;d
'
orranizaticn of the armed orces, and considered it to be essential..
In i9 .b,r the Co:amittee On Post 31ar 1 ili.tary Policy of the Hnus:~ of
Representatives, after conducti nor hea ings extendin/- over a period of sever
Aral months, rendered a rrnort to the effect th t thn t .~;a was not t: o.
the majority of the leaders in the field recomnrerided a unified ^ysters of
officers of long experience were appointed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to
study the reorganization of national defenseo . The cojrmittee reported that
o lever, s u :':hen the ;;war cver ile. quogtiQ`: of
re.^j^, anj 7,,~tjon of the
ire iorcFa should n
be f of l [r,sd ihr o:;tr'54i th 3 view to v1n to 1- he
t. Cr:E:ress tY2t' re~M.3. iii !?~ ~,,". slG
.u:t f '
:t conducted by the cor.:nittee appo rated by
the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Prior to '::orld War T I, the real necessity 'or the intwm:ration Of or
air yc? on
was not, s rya lv a;pa: ent;, I