PROPOSAL TO REALINE THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 89-1 HEARINGS BEFORE THE PREPAREDNESS INVESTIGATING SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION 48-296 PART 1 MARCH 1, 11, 18, 23, 1965 Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services CONTENTS Name, title, and date of appearance: Ailes, Hon. Stephen, Secretary of the Army, March 1, 11, 18, 1965.- Cantwell, Maj. Gen. James F., president, National Guard Association Carlton, Col. John T., executive director, Reserve Officers Associa- tion of the United States, April 12, 1965- Johnson, Gen. Harold K., Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, March 1, 18, Kaine, Maj. Gen. J. W., Chairman, General Staff Committees on Army National Guard and Army Reserve Policy, April 13, 1965___ McNamara, Hon. Robert S., Secretary of Defense, March 1, 1965 Sutton, Maj. Gen. William J., Chief, Army Reserve, Department of Wilson, Maj. Gen. Winston P., Chief, National Guard Bureau, March Wright, Lt. Gen. William H. S., Chief, Office of Reserve Components, 344 PROPOSAL TO REALINE THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND THE ARMY RESERVE FORCES MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1965 U.S. SENATE, PREPAREDNESS INVESTIGATING SUBCOMMITTEE Washington, D.C. The subcommittee (composed of Senators Stennis (chairman) Symington, Jackson, Saltonstall, Smith, and Thurmond) met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10 a.m., in room 1114, New Senate Office Building, Senator John Stennis presiding. Present: Senator Stennis, Symington, Saltonstall, Smith, and Thurmond. Also present: Senators Cannon, Byrd of West Virginia, Inouye, McIntyre, Miller, and Fong. Staff members present: James Kendall, chief counsel; Robert M. Neal, Lt. Col. Glenn A. Smith. Also Charles Kirbow, chief clerk, Senate Armed Services; T. Edward Braswell, professional staff member. CHAIRMAN'S OPENING STATEMENT Senator STENNIS. All right. The subcommittee will please come to order. The first thing I want to say is that we extend a hearty welcome to the other members of the Armed Service Committee. All of you have been given notices of the meeting and we will continue to send you notices of each meeting because of your responsibility in connection with this matter. Now, one of the radio networks is here and has requested permission to record some of the testimony. I don't think it would be fair to let one record after the others had been told it wouldn't be recorded. I don't try to rule out television and radio, but unless there is some special reason, I would prefer that we leave it off. The subcommittee members can take those things up any time they wish, but it would be out of order today because the others have been told it would not be recorded. Now, I have a brief statement that brings to the attention of the subcommittee some of the major points that the chairman thinks are involved, and which gives some of the history of this matter as it developed and just why we have it before the Preparedness Subcommittee. So, I will take time to read this. 1 |