IT'S TIME FOR UNITED STATESMANSHIP

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Fnally, the time has come for the tele- roof and walls of pressed tin cans, palm mothers club. Because the Vilche's in-
vision industry to heed the advice of Ma-leaves Or cardboard. Picture a hillside come is so small, each member of the
clay t6 `%e0' if you would conserve:' of these "houses"-either in a remote vii- family also receives a monthly supple=
You canlzi3t et protection without providing gage or a plush resort city-and it is a meet of 5 pounds of food-for-peace
s me ice wor otectfn `You cannot beat typical Latin American scene often de- flour, corn, and powdered milk.
olnetlxing with nothing. _
Tour ,clail4l to,proteetion against competi- scribed as "local color" by the American Good housing and food has left an
tfon, from community antenna systems and tourist. amazing effect on Alicia. Much more
from pay rests iargel i upon the fact that
Picture also a flock o f Half naked chil- attentive in class, she has a new spirit
you provide -local service. _ If that claim is to dren who consider one of these dwellings and enthusiasm. Gone are. the haunt-
be persuasive, your service to local needs and their home by night, for they only can ing memories of poverty, sickness, and
interests must _1e r"Qal and aub$t tai It sleep there. Regardless of the weather, malnourishment which retarded her ear-
cannot be ltmited to pne,or two regularly their daylight hours are spent on a hill- her development. Now, thanks to
scheduled. news programs and a very occa-
sional local special." Riding the network side playground of rock and dirt. When American loans and food distributions,
and relying upon the projection of old movies evening comes the children take over the Alicia and other children like her have
may be as easy a life as riding the rails, but shelter, sleeping on pallets of flat, woven hope for a bright future in which they
in the long run it may be just as_dangero,us. straw while the adults gossip over kero- can contribute their part toward build-
Moreover, the search for maximurn'T fits sene . lamps on the ground outside, the ing a modern nation.
in the short run does not represent maxi- smell of charcoal and cooking oils filling
mum wisdom fix tl}e lorj run. With every the dank night air. This is the life of
dollar that drops into your till from the sale
L
the
atin peasant and their niiios.
of advertising, you are creating a greater
public willingness to ay for programs with- If youngsters are raised in squalor,
out cozn " ercisls;. ?" eres',, ch a thl as with inadequate food and without edu-
pushing e loiig-suffering public too far, cation, they cannot develop strong bodies
and those who do so rxaay - 11
find the eggs that and clear minds necessary for a full life.
are laid far,fram golden. Instead they will face a hostile world of
Buj above all, wired television systems frustration and disappointment. As the
challeMace' you to bring 'more variety and leaders and workers of tomorrow,
more into the present system. In children should, and do, receive addition to emphasizing program diversity special
In order to give the public more choice on attention in our aid program.
present outlets, the Commission has sought Two American assistance programs,
In every way to encourage the development involving both private and public co-
of, `additional outlets on UHF channels, operation, offer hope for a better life
Your long-range interests and the inter- to the children of Chile. One is an Al-
ests of 'free television generally are depend-
ent upon the enterprise success of cannot UHF come, to a self-help program where the new own-
sion to tele
sion via lITh' channels, it will do so by means er does most of the construction work,
of wires and microwave relays. The result the Alliance furnishes the tools and
may not be all that you-or I-would hope, equipment, and the Chilean Govern-
But in the long. run the choice is inexorable. lnent offers, technical assistance to the
For modern technology and. the modern new owner-builder. The other is Op-
m arketplace afford us.ano easy resting place. eration Niflos, a food-for-peace pro-
In today's communications industry we are gram, in which our surplus food helps to
'propelled around the bend ,and into ?the feed 10 million hungry Latin Amer-
future not, to the steady chug-chug of a icon children.
Mississippi riverboat, bit to the piercing
whine of an Atlas Agena rocket. How, we Well illustrating the effective assist-
will navigate depends both on the natural ance these two programs are giving to
forces within the industry and our response underprivileged Latin American chil-
ta them. Can we ereateA cox siltions under dren, is the story of 6-year-old Alicia
which the, constructive forces of tape market- Vilche, a dark-eyed, black-haired Chil-
place will flourish and the destructive forces controlled? can moppet who was living in a shanty
leenge that t confronts cTThat, I us today. is the chat- suggest, town one room shack with dirt floor,
t vold of windows, heat, electricity or
Foreign Aid-Operation Ninos
HON. ROBERT R. BA,IRY
or N iw $QItK
'hursday, April 9 1964 and building materials furnished by AID
,I , _ .; through an Alliance for Progress loan
Mr, BARRY... Mx. Speaker, many of of $713,000 to the Chilean Government.
the social problems In Latin America are Payments on the $680 house are geared
staggering. For instance, it is the rule, to the $18 per month salary of Senior
rather than the exception, that the ma- Vilche.
Sority of the population of Latin. America Last year Alicia began school in near-
live in stibstandard. dwellings that are by San Salvador community center
overcrowded and without sanitary facil- which is operated by the Church World
ities. Often whole, families?live in one Service, a private American voluntary
room, sharing Itwith,tlielr chickens, pig- relief organization. Here Alicia first
lets, and working tools. If the family is came in contact with Operation Niiios.
fortunate,` they have a meager, plot of Every morning Alicia and her 3- and
ground to cultygte,whicli,wouIdbecon- 4-year~old sisters receive a hot break-
sidered ulitillable, by American stand- fast at the community center which
Ards Their ahai ties,are bordered within .their mother, again in the vein of self-
a few feet by the same type of dwelling, help, assists in preparing as a volunteer
;often consisting of a simple thatched member of the community center's
water ,
Two years ago, Alicia moved with her
family into a 4,000-unit housing develop-
ment called.San Grgorio on the outskirts
of Santiago, which was sponsored by the
Chilean Government and the Alliance
for Progress. In line with the self-help
emphasis of the program, Alicia's father,
a construction worker, built his own
It's Time for United Statesmanship
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
HON. J. ARTHUR YOUNGER
OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, April 9, 1964
Mr. YOUNGER. Mr. Speaker, re-
cently I encountered an article entitled,
"It's Time for United Statesmanship,"
which I am sure is worthy of publication
in the RECORD and should have the wide
circulation enjoyed by the RECORD.
The article follows:
IT's TIME FOR UNITED STATESMANSHIP
(By a puzzled and worried American citizen)
There are some things happening around
the world that scare the living daylights out,
of me and I hope you share this concern.
I read in the papers recently that the
Soviet Union is setting up a satellite obser-
vation station in Cuba.
This followed on the heels of a report from
Cuban exiles, whose underground frequently
has been more accurate than our CIA, that
at a base 30 miles west of Havana and 5 miles
from the northern coast of Cuba, three
missiles 70 feet tall are aimed at the United
States, manned by Soviet troops; and that
nine other missiles are stored underground
at the base.
'These reports, in turn, followed Castro's
impudent action in turning off the fresh
water supply at Guantanamo and our weak-
kneed and fainthearted. "retaliation" which
is costing American taxpayers untold mil-
lions to haul water from Fort Lauderdale
and to distill it from the sea. Here, obvi-
ously, we muffed a real chance to show some
signs of strength.
These events, in turn, followed the mur-
der by the Communists of three American
flyers over East Germany.
You don't have to have access to the secret
information of the State Department, the
CIA or the White House, or to be an expert
of foreign affairs to conclude that as of now
this country has no positive program re-
garding Cuba and the elimination of com-
munism in this hemisphere, and that it is
suffering from what can be described only
as a deterioration of the backbone and a
softening of the muscles, I can't and don't
believe that this is the will of the American
people. _
On July 24, 1963, our Embassy in Havana
was confiscated. Representative YOUNGER,
of California, dug into this and found that
only once before in our history has this been
done. That was when the Japanese moved
into Vietnam and temporarily took over our
Embassy in Saigon. The Germans, the Ital-
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tans and the Jape did not bother our Em- There are several ugly questions hang1u ' Consequently, Republicans have called on
basales during World War IT. Even the In the Jr .that need answers, and these an. the President to resume discussions leading
Chinese have not made a move toward our ewers d) not appear to be forthcoming frorl. to the onsite inspections demanded in Octo-
Embassy this adrinistration. Here area few of them' her 1962, and waived a few days later.
In the opinion of many Congressmen this 1. Tie INTELLIGENCE GAP What has happened to the recommenda-
?action by Castro was tantamount to an at- tions in the Stennis report?
tack on Miami or Washington. What did Many Members of Congress feel there Iii
s potentially highly dangerous lutelilgenco A. sera PORT Or DANES
our administration do about It? As far as "hat wit' have known since Feb. With very little effort, Russian submarine gap, I know, it did nothing and said nothing rruaary 1963-low-level reconnatasanai bases can be established In Cuban ports. Al-
Back Tut. Well. Well:" - nights over Cuba by Navy and Air PorCi ready there are widely published reports that
meantime k to Cuba in a moment, but in the pilots I eve been suspended on direct order:( a Soviet naval base Is under construction at
me let'Is look at s how the United States by the A'hite House. despite protests by both the Port of Banes. This, of course, could
Is being regarded today around the world, services that these flights are necessary I: neutralize the American base at Guantanamo.
an article appearing n we are to know what is really going on in The administration is silent when the ques-
leanHenryed J. Features Taylor, S att and d
Cuba; and that high-level U-2 reconnais? tion of Banes Is raised.
in leading newspapers, , had this to sa :
"Are re we sg gradualism?"' he seuice Eights. now under the direction of thi e. mz Isla OF PINES
falling for rs Soviet Central intelligence Agency, have been kept
asks. Here's s part of what he e says: We know beyond any doubt that there is
"A Castro-trained Zanzibar pigmy can put to a minimum, with none passing directl? a tremendous Soviet buildup on the Isle of
a gun at the back of our American consul over C iba. Pines.
True or false? We know that this is the transshipment
and walk him to the docks. Do our ships
move to protect him? Oh, no, he's just 2. THOSE "FISHING BOATS" point for arms drops to Latin America and
booted off to East Africa like a bag of burlap. I am told that Russia Is using a fleet of that the Russians have asked that the Isle of
"Three American airmen cah be shot down highsp' ed so-called "fishing boats" to ex- Pines be turned over for use exclusively by
in East Germany, and so what? port Fl let Castro's Communist revolution t) the Russians for such arms buildup and as
"Soviet stooges can bomb the U.S. Em- other '.stin American countries. I under- an available depot for arms drops to other
bassy on Cyprus. surrounded by the great stand t tat there are now around 200 of them: Latin American countries.
U.S. 7th Fleet, and photograph our Ambasaa- That these oceangoing vessels which have v. TRAINING IN TERRORISM
dor struggling in the debris and dust. The the de ?eptive configuration of trawlers an ! Nation's intelligence
front-page pictures were a sellout in Nicosia which an sall rings around the World War Early chief, Early J. A. in Mc 19833 the , he e N Nado 's the CIA, r-
while the population watched the Americans II nay it vessels of neighboring Caribbean Led a subcommiecto of the CIA, Foreign
flee nation: , are transporting arms and guer- pce "Two-penny Ghanaian tyrant Kwame Nkru- riilas. Affairs Committee of the House that 1,000 to
mah makes Red hay with anti-American In- That those "fishing boats" have a carrying 1,500 trainees from every Latin American
'suits, and threatened, helpless U.S. teachers capacity of 150 to 250 passengers, or Soo to country, save one, went to Cuba to receive
are given 24 hours to get out of the country. 550 tra tons of fish or arms, that their training in guerrilla warfare, sabotage, and
anges up to 30 knots. As far as flea terrorism.
"Connta Congolese . bus i a mockery of our official are d There are ample grounds for believing that
pieces. and tearing a xr~cet ost of ed, them the well-founded have yet to wet to wea s net and d Cuba is the campus for an even greater um-
n
American passports in s Into our flogs
today.
"Panamanian whatr.ots. led by more than that t:iey are built strictly for dirty work her of s such trainees
shocking new policy
70 Castro-trained goons, can ambush and kill at the Latin American crossroads. Today
by our repo Department a sht are gaining ir
our soldiers In the Balboa High School and Tru` or false? culation.
bomb our Embassy to boot. Our dead are s. THOSE CAVES AND TUNNEts
The Hail Syndicate, Inc., reveals that be-
quietly returned to America. You hear a lot about the caves in Cuba. hind the recently announced orders to with-
"For the past 2 years, some place in the Maj. Gen. Alva R. Pitch, testifying before draw military dependents from Guantanamo
world, American embassies, consulates or the Senate Armed Services Committee in there is an inner, long-range State Depart-
agencies have been attacked, burned or 1963 sated that there are Indeed countlerts ment plan to "phase out" this country's oc-
looted at the rate of one a month with ab- thoust ads of caves in Cuba and that mar y cupancy of the big, strategic naval base.
solute impunity. Ar.d every time even a of these are large enough for storing military This report says: "A major premise of the
little bobtailed tyrant kicks us in the teeth, weapo is. including missiles. Furthermore, State Departments plan Is that sooner or
to say nothing of Khr.ishchev or Mao. Wash- be stated that aerial reconnaissance lit- later Castro will take the Guantanamo issue
ington hastens to say he didn't mean It. dicate'I roads recently built to known ca"e to the United Nations, and the United States
"Castro can cut off a U.B. naval base's locatitats. should be ready to give up the base rather
water. We talk tough on Monday and decide On April 1, 1963, Representative CLEVELAIm than risk a censure vote."
on Tuesday that he doesn't mean too much lnaertri in the CONGRESSIONAL RRCORD a I think that the American people are en.
trouble, after all. Meanwhile, Soviet troops piece from the Saturday Evening Post ton titled to acme straight nonpolitical answers
can remain 90 miles off our shores 15 months this subject, pointing out the highly signiil- now to the questions I have raised, and
after the President of the United States told cant fact that It was possible for some caves others.
the world that they must leave. frontt)g on the ocean to contain submarine How about It. Mr. President?
"In all this we are supposed to find a for- pens, .rid there has been additional inform;- What about the intelligence gap?
eign policy? We are to believe a policy exists? tion a ace to indicate that this in so. What about those fishing boats?
This is not a policy; It is a catastrophe. Is I' any wonder that Castro doesn't wart What about those caves and tunnels?
"The result? It is not easy for a country on-sit 3 inspections? What about those 70-foot missiles west of
to chop the world's leading nation down to Acc=irtiing to Free Cuba News, the nee- Havaana?
elm. But the U.S.S.R. is doing a first-class letter of the Citizens Committee for a Free What about the Isle of Pines?
job of it. Cuba. the Soviets have secreted guided me- Is a Soviet naval base with submarine pens
"What we are seeing Is the Soviet technique sites it the Russian-made tunnels in La- under construction at the Cuban port of
of grafiualism. Accustom people to retreat- Clobeir,adora hills, near Cuba's principal Banes, Or isn't it?
ing and you cannot only push them out of naval base of Martel. Electrical systems ere What is your attitude about the Monroe
firm positions (Ike Cuba) but they'll even also a t`d to be Installed at the nearby base of Doctrine?
begin to believe that ducking into doorways Meseta de Anafe and are connected with the What about the Stennis report?
Is really much better than walking down the guide i-missile stations at IaGobernadora
street. True or false? How much Is It costing American taxpay-
"This means the aggressor is getting what 4. THE STENNIS REPORT era to provide fresh water to Guantanamo?
he wants by having it given to him. In '"y 1963 the Stennis senatorial invest3- If it is such a good idea to convert sea
pre-
Throughout all history that has always It bea water at the bane, why didn't we start pre-
gauo't committee, including both Reps b- paring to do it years ago when trouble with
the road finally to war (or surrender). or licant and Democrats, issued a hard-hittilig. Cosiz+o started instead of waiting until now?
peace. unan Inous report stressing the gravity of 1 he
"Our momentum down this disastrous road aitua Ion. The committee gathered Its in- How many Russian troops and technicians,
must be broken. Never in history have form iron from top people in the adminis- or whatever you call them, still remain in
enemies won so much by so little. Never tenth n. Cuba, and what functions are they perform-
have our incredible losses in strategic posi- Th,: Stennis group was particularly ctgn- Ing? Are they actually running things in
tions and world authority mounted so cerncd over repeated published reports from Cuba or aren't they? -
rapidly and on all rides. exiles and refugees that Soviet missiles ire What are our long-range plans regarding
"If we do not retaliate against the cal- cone( Fled In Cuban eaves. Guantanamo? Is there any truth to the
culated humiliations we're suffering all over Tb ire reports are all the more alarming In rumors of the "phasing out" policy of our
the globe, our days as the world's No. I view cf the administration's ad-'salon ttat. State Department?
power are numbered. - The Soviet and Its lacks ig onsite inspection, no one can any for Certainly these are not things somebody
stooges cry 'Frog' and we jump. This must ewe shat all the Russian missiles have ben dreamed up to embarrass you politically.
stop, or God help the United States." remceed. There has been too much sober, well-in-
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formed _djscuss on Qf them in Congress to
justify such a notion.
ev, vtr President what about Cuba and
what. ar,.e yie ;going to do about it? The
Anieri. people are entitled to know.
Congressmen' are getting a lot of mail these
days from puzzled voters who can't under-
stand why we are su liorPry-
g a Communist
coalition or} Laas yet we fight the Commu
hists in Vietnam, with more than, 15,000
Amerigan,5 stationed there, continue to lose a
an- spend. around $1.5
lot of lives, d
}nilllon, day and do practically nothing
about the Communist threat at our door-
step.
This Cuban situation. oiivlously is a nasty
thorn in the sine of this administration
it should be,
The da nothing; welt-and-see policy, if you
Can oau this ,a::.policy, seems to be rooted in
the philosophy that any positive action
would risk a nuclear war; that anyone who
brings up the ubject is a warmonger, play-
ing politics, or'- some kind of a nut or some-
thing. Administration spokesmen then
promptly a ttempt to sweep it under the rug.
This is, obviously a matter of grave ra-
tional concern and should' not be.,a partisan
issue, but it is becoming abundantly clear
that today we can look only to Republican
leadership to restore what ex-President Ei-
senhower has aptly called "United States-
manship," to erase the tragic and threaten-
ing mess in Cuba, which is obviously our first
essential step in building new respect for
ourselves, not only throughout Latin Amer-
ica, but throughout the world.
Obviously the only thing that is going to
get action is a truly aroused electorate.
It seems pretty clear by now that, in spite
Of All it ccists tilem,_the Russians have good
thing going for themselves in Cuba as part of
their historic, long range strategy of world
domination and what Henry J. Taylor calls
gradttalism. It is an advanced intelligence
base which can,be use l,Jor e,lectxonic .sur-
veillance of our military and space activities
in the southeast United States and the entire
Caribbean area, and which is an ideal sub-
marine base.
klven'Harry Truman is critical of our for-
eIgn policy.
In an article copyrighted by the North
American Hewapaper Alliance appearing
Sunday, March 1, he said:
"'It is all too obvious, that the position of
the United States in the affairs of the world
is not what it, should bo.- ,. , _ .
"Our leadership has been steadily losing its
effectiveness.' Our hopes fora world com-
mitted to peace, freedom and security for all
seem to have faded in the resumed struggle
for power and trade.
"It serves no useful purpose to protest or
to ignore this unpleasant state. But we had
better face ,up to it.."
White 'Rouse. which claims We are loved The time has clearly come to stop drifting
throughout the world. and dreaming, speechifying, pacifying, and
How much of this soft Soap, I wonder, are alibiing about Cuba and about communism
the American people willing to take? in this hemisphere.
What can be done about i_t with minimum It is equally obvious that we cannot look
risk of war? to this administration to do anything about
Let's not be-trapped by`the familiarad- it.
ministration argument and psychosis that That's why I believe we must look to ex-
to do - something constructive we have to President Eisenhower's "United Statesman-
invade Cuba and risk a.nuclear war. ship" which is rapidly becoming the philoso-
Representative FOREMAN, of Tellas, says: phy of the Republican Party.
"I think the American people are correct in That's why more and more people, as they
saying that they are tired of this business watch the behavior of this administration in
What are some of the right things we can everybody-at-less-cost are deciding that it's
do in a positive program? time to be a Republican-American for a
Here are some of the , most elemental change.
things that best informed Members of. Con- They feel it is time to shore up America;
gress have demanded,: that it is time to stand up in the eyes of
11 Step up our surveillance at least to the the world and that it' ti
some, teeth into trade restrictions which will Americans, I am sure, want to close the ever-
prevent the free world from feeding the widening leadership gap and to vote America
Cuban economy and relieving Russia in the back on the track. That's mainly why they
process. Many practical measures have been are going to vote Republican.
proposed toward that end, They feel that this is the best thing they
3. Restate and enforce the Monroe Doc- can do for their country, which right now
trines which is based on ? the principle that a needs a lot done for it. It is later than you
foreign government shall not colonize in the think.
, s me or guts-not
point where it was prior to the blockade of buts. Yellow simply doesn't go with red, WINSTEAr], was called upon to give rou-
October 1962, white, and blue, and the American people tine clearance to a land acquisition proj-
Western Hemisphere.
4. Recognize a Cuban Government in exile
and take the initiative in helping to form
one.
5. Revise the present punitive policy
against Cuban patriots in exile, who through
their independent activities, can at least buoy
up the hopes of their helpless freedom-loving
friends and.l, relatives in. Cuba. .
6. In collaboration with the Organization
of American States (a) forbid all travel be-
tween Cuba and the Latin American States
and (b) stop all trade between Cuba and the
Latin American States.
We should have learned by now that this
Organization of American States welcomes
the leadership of this country.
Have we forgotten how quickly they rallied
behind us when we initiated and followed
through on the naval blockade of 1962?
The Latins respect strength. Most of the
Latin countries are genuinely with us. They
are simply waiting for us to act-and we
don't.
The time for action obviously is now.
Every month, every week, the situation
worsens.
More Cubans are constantly being in-
doctrinated in Moscow to hate us.
Every week more subversives are trained
and planted in South America.
Every day more military equipment is ac-
cumulated in Cuba and more men are
trained to use it.
The patriotic rebels in Cuba, who a year
or two ago were raising havoc with the
sugar harvest, are constantly growing less
effective in their power to resist under the
increasing surveillance of an increasingly
powerful police state.
The Cuban economy grows stronger-
rather than weaker, as we are often led to
believe. And we are permitting this to
happen.
Many Congressmen are of the view that
with a policy of firmness on our part, the
necessary results can be accomplished with-
out a shot being fired, but that if it involves
limited war it is a risk we must take, that
the sooner, we take it the better, and that
this represents the will and true spirit of
the American people.
It seems obvious that until this Red cancer
is removed, and as long as we remain soft
with this condition staring us in the face, our
foreign policy in all other parts of the world,
from Saigon to Havana and at all stops in
between, is properly suspect and, in fact, a
expedient and wobbly, jerry'.built policy
throughout the world and in its obviously
Air Force Electronic Systems Division
Best Served at Hanscom
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
HON. PHILIP J. PHILBIN
OF MASSACHUSETTS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, April 9, 1964
Mr. PHILBIN. Mr. Speaker, the deci-
sion of Secretary of the Air Force Eugene
M. Zuckert to retain the vitally impor-
tant Electronic Systems Division at
Laurence G. Hanscom Field in Massa-
chusetts is one that the entire Massachu-
setts delegation in Congress wholeheart-
edly approves and applauds.
While it has been known for the past
few days that the decision on Hanscom
would. be a favorable one, Secretary
Zuckert today in a lengthy memorandum
made known the reasons which prompted
him to reject the request for transfer
of some. or all of the. Hanscom functions
to Griffiss Air Force Base in New York.
I ask unanimous consent to include as
part of my remarks correspondence deal-
ing with Hanscom.
While I am sympathetic with the
Rome, N.Y., area over its concern
about the relocation of certain Griffiss
functions, I am most disturbed over the
efforts of some of my colleagues from
New York to raid Hanscom and I see
little justification for efforts of this kind
at a time when all defense installations
are under review for possible closing by
the Department of Defense.
For those of us in Massachusetts who
have been aware of the ESD contribu-
tions to the defense effort for some time
past, largely generated by the huge sci-
entific-research complex Boston is for-
tunate enough to have, the decision on
Hanscom was the only one possible un-
der the circumstances.
However, very many people became
alarmed when what can only be de-
scribed as a power grab began some
weeks ago by some members of the New
York delegation. Letters of protest des-
cended upon Massachusetts Congress-
men in growing numbers, but there was
little in the way of positive assurances
for these good people until the Air Force
had completed its survey of the func-
tions at Hanscom.
This Air Force decision was expedited
in great measure, in my opinion, through
recent actions of our Committee on
Armed Services when the Subcommittee
on Real Estate, of which I was chairman
a few years ago, now ably directed by our
distinguished colleague, the courteous
and capable gentleman from Mississippi,
my valued and esteemed friend [Mr.
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The project called for the acquisition
of- some 40 acres of land near Hanscom
for the 200-unit housing project, au-
thorized and funded by the Congress last
year. Early this year the Air Force re-
leased $31,~ million jr funds so that the
work, already long delayed, could get
underway.
The Air Force presentation to justify
the project had just begun when ques-
tions were raised about the necessity for
such housing at a time when the Air
Force was surveying Hanscom.
The House met at 11 a.m. that day and
the subcommittee adjourned without
taking any action on the Hanscom proj-
ect.
In view of the need for early approval
of the land acquisition project for Hans-
com, Chairman VINSC'N of our committee
wrote Secretary Zuckert on March 16,
reciting the facts and urging an early
decision on the over-all Hanscom survey
so that some disposition of the subordi-
nate land acquisition problem could be
made.
That subcommittee decision was also
made today, Mr. Speaker, and I am
pleased to report that the subcommittee
endorsed Secretary Zuckert's decision on
Hanscom by a vote of five to two In favor
of the acquisition of needed land for
Hanscom housing.
If it had not been for Chairman Vin-
son and our committee, 1. feel sure it
is quite possible that Hanscom would
still be the subject of conjecture and un-
certainty.
Let me make it clear that Chairman
Vinson took no sides on this issue. He
simply let It be known that it would be
desirable to have an early Hanscom de-
cision, one way or the other.
The members of the Massachusetts
delegation in Congress from the outset
vigorouslyprotested the New York raid
on the Hanscom functions. While it is
difficult to see how the AIr Force could
have come to any other conclusion on
Hanscom, especially In view of the huge
investment the Federal Government al-
ready has made in the Hanscom facili-
ties, totaling over $70 million and the
obvious invaluable character of the un-
matched scientific and research and de-
velopment advantages of this base, the
delegation worked most energetically as
a unit to retain Hanscom at full
strength.
There is a lesson for all of us in the
Hanscom situation, Mr. Speaker. There
is every indication that more and - more
of the outmoded or surplus defense
activities will be curtailed or phased out
partially or completely in the months
and years ahead. When that time
comes, congressional efforts should not
be geared to raids on other parts of the
country with requests for time-consum-
ing and expensive surveys, as has been
done here. Rather, it would seem to me
that action be directed toward the reten-
tion of the facilities in question and the
best possible case made with the officials
concerned and our colleagues here in
the Congress.
In that way, sectional differences
would be eliminated and a more sympa-
thetic and greater awareness of the
problems of other areas might well result
when these matters come up for discus-
sion in the House. Moreover, interested
groups ,hould exercise good judgment In
not jumping the gun on rumors and
speculative reports and conclusions.
Perti lent correspondence on Hanscom
follows
MAscu 24, 1964.
Hon. Et GCNE M. ZUCKERT,
Secretor U of the Air Force,
Washin!'ion, D.C.:
Have t --,-n greatly concerned about your
survey possibly designed to remove Elec-
tronics System Division from Hanscom to
Grtmss. Believe such a move would be ex-
tremely Il advised. costly, wasteful, iaem-
elent, I.nd harmful to national defense.
Strongl: urge your rejection incredible pro-
posal Ni w York Senators and early activation
before for Real Estate Committee your own
prior pr )posal commencement housing proj-
ect at tcanscom. Will be most grateful your
conalde: ion and favorable action in this
matter. Thanks and regards.
PHILIP J. PHILBIN.
Member of Congress.
LI.PAaTMENT OF THE Ant FORCE,
Washington.
Hon. PHILIP J. PHU.sZN,
House e) Representatives.
Dana Mx. PHILBIN: This is to acknowledge
your telegram of March 24 concerning I,
propose 1 to transfer the Electronic System';
Divisonl: from Hanscom Field to OrIMBs Al:.
Force L Lae, N.Y.
This Iwoposal was placed before the At,
Force o I an official basis by several members;
of the :Iew York State congressional delega
tion. ' ney also approached the Nationsl
Aerona sties and Space Agency (NASA) with
a view to determining whether NASA could
use an, facilities vacated by TED.
We ere conducting a study of this pro-
posal ;and have established contact with
NASA c Metals. This study is necessarily com-
plex b i:ause of the wide range of ESP
activiti n. We expect that a final answer will
be available next month. At that time w?
will pr rmptly inform you.
t 4 ncerely,
GEORGE M. LOCKHART,
Co.onel, U.S. Air Force, Deputy, Diree-
IGr, Legislative Liaison.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE,
Washington. April 9. 1984.
Hon. P cusp J. PHILBIN.
House )f Repersentatit-es.
Dsra Ma. PHILSIN: This Is In response to
your nevnt letter, signed jointly with other
membtrs of the Massachusetts congressional
delega: ton. In which you recommended tb e
ratenti )n of the Electronic Systems Division
(ESD) Eat Laurence G. Hanscom Field, Masi.
Severa members of the New York State cot -
greesicaal delegation had suggested that E5:3
be moved to Grifties Air Force Base, N.".
Their :.uggeation was predicated on the prc -
jected availability of resources at Orimss re -
sultini from the phase out of the Rome Ar
Maters l Area (ROAMA) and the need of tie
Natloral Aeronautic= and $pace Administri.-
tion ( ASA) for facilities and capabiliti;a
to eat tbliBh their proposed Electronic Rw-
search Center in the Boston area.
We .lave made a detailed. objective anal;?-
ais of this proposal. considering the impact
on m: iipower. facilities, and dollars. The
result, are described In the attached outline.
Our conclusion, after these evaluations, is
that t'ue retention of ESD at Hanscom wou d
best s-rve the Government's interest.
Sincerely,
EUGENE M. ZUCKERT.
Secretary of the Air Force.
CONCLOSIONS RESULTING FROM ANALYSIS OF
PSO:IHuAL To RELOCATE THE ELECTRONIC SYS-
Tx= I DIVISION (ESD) FROM LAURENCE '3.
MaxscOM FIELD, MASS., TO GRIr7185 Ala
FOR- 1A BASE, N.Y.
Sevi rat members of the New York State
congatsional delegation have proposed that
the Electronic Systems Division (ESD), now
located at Laurence O. Hanscom Field (near
Boston, Maas.), be moved to GriMss Air
Force Base, N.Y. It was postulated that
ESD could use resources at Grtmss made
available by the phaseout of ROAMA. This,
In turn, would make available to NASA the
facilities and capabilities of ESD for the pro-
posed NASA electronics center in the Boston
area.
The first step in our analysis was to
consider the resources and missions of the
major Ails Force activities Involved In the
proposal.
(a) At Griffiss Air Force Base, the follow-
ing situation prevails:
1. The Rome Air Materiel Area (ROAMA)
is being phased out. This will make avail-
able nine warehouse-type buildings, of which
about 315.000 square feet have been modified
for administrative purpose. The more mod-
ern of these facilities are under considera-
tion for use by other Air Force activities
scheduled to remain at Grilses.
2. The Rome Air Development Center
(RADC) executes the systems command
exploratory and advanced development pro-
grams in electromagnetics. It also provides
technical support to > in the design, en-
gineering, and development of subsystem
components and equipment. Some 40 per-
cent of RADC work is done for ESD. Less
than 10 percent of the total ESD work is
accomplished by LADC.
(b) Located on or near Hanscom Field,
Mass., are the Lincoln Laboratory, the Air
Force Cambridge Research Laboratory.
(AFCRL), the Systems Development Cor-
portation (SDC), the Electronics Systems
Division. and the MITRE Corporation. The
effect of the proposed move of ESD on these
activities Is as follows:
1. Lincoln Laboratory and AFCRL accom-
plish basic research functions. While their
colocation with ESD is not essential, the
nearby availability of their considerable
human talents does substantially assist in
the accomplishment of the ESD mission.
2. SDC is a service activity of ESD. Again,
although colocatlon with ESD is not ab-
solutely essential, it Is desirable.
3. ESD is primarily responsible for man-
aging the acquisition of electronic informa-
tion and communications systems from
initial concept to their Installation as a part
of the Air Force Inventory. There is a con-
tinuing shortage of Air Force personnel
sumciently trained to perform the in-house
engineering and technical support required
In the acquisition of modern Air Force weap-
ons and support equipment. As a result,
"not-for-profit" corporations have been
established to provide systems engineering
and integration for Air Force programs. In
the case of electronic systems. MITRE per-
forms this vital function. Thus, it is an
essential part of the overall ESD operation
and any separation of these two activities
would bring about unacceptable Increases in
costs, and slippages in urgent national com-
mand and control programs.
4. MITRE is presently located 4 miles from
Hanscom in facilities which cost over $9 mil-
lion. The mortgage on their buildings (owed
by MITRE) eras a present unpaid balance of
some $5.1 million.
(c) The following information concerning
the proposed NASA Electronic Research Cen-
ter was developed:
1. NASA has budgeted approximately $56
million for the Center (exclusive of land
costs). They have estimated that approxi-
mately 40 percent of this is for building con-
struction, with the remaining 60 percent to
be Spent for equipment acquisition and in-
stallation. This Is subject to refinement
after the final site selection.
2. On the basis of moving ESD, and its in-
tegral component MITRE, to Grimss, the
Civil Engineer, Hanscom Field, after study-
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