CAND DIVISION GENERAL GOVERNMENT MATTERS HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT MATTERS GEORGE W. ANDREWS, Alabama, Chairman GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas HARRY R. SHEPPARD, California IVOR D. FENTON, Pennsylvania BENJAMIN F. JAMES, Pennsylvania ROBERT L. MICHAELS, Staff Assistant to the Subcommittee Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations GENERAL GOVERNMENT MATTERS APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1959 W. 5. Congress Houses HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT MATTERS GEORGE W. ANDREWS, Alabama, Chairman GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas HARRY R. SHEPPARD, California IVOR D. FENTON, Pennsylvania BENJAMIN F. JAMES, Pennsylvania ROBERT L. MICHAELS, Staff Assistant to the Subcommittee 20539 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1958 HJ10 19582 copy 3 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas ALFRED D. SIEMINSKI, New Jersey JOHN F. SHELLEY, California EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts DON MAGNUSON, Washington WILLIAM H. NATCHER, Kentucky WINFIELD K. DENTON, Indiana HUGH Q. ALEXANDER, North Carolina ALFRED E. SANTANGELO, New York JOHN TABER, New York RICHARD B. WIGGLESWORTH, Massachusetts H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota EARL WILSON, Indiana BENJAMIN F. JAMES, Pennsylvania GERALD R. FORD, JR., Michigan EDWARD T. MILLER, Maryland CHARLES W. VURSELL, Illinois HAROLD C. OSTERTAG, New York FRANK T. BOW, Ohio HAMER H. BUDGE, Idaho CHARLES RAPER JONAS, North Carolina MELVIN R. LAIRD, Wisconsin GENERAL GOVERNMENT MATTERS APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1959 TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1958. AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION WITNESSES MAJ. GEN. THOMAS NORTH, UNITED STATES ARMY, SECRETARY COL. CHARLES B. SHAW, ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, OFFICER IN CHARGE, WASHINGTON OFFICE Mr. ANDREWS. Gentlemen, the committee will come to order. We have with us this morning representatives from the American Battle Monuments Commission, headed by Gen. Thomas North, Secretary. I want to say at the outset that I am glad to see that, since the General appeared before us last time, another star has been added on his shoulder. I think it was well deserved, for he has done a grand job for the military and for the United States. Mr. GARY. I think the type of work he is doing, he is adding some stars to his crown, too, Mr. Chairman. Mr. ANDREWS. I agree with that. He will have more than two in his crown. We will insert the justifications at this point. (The matter referred to follows:) THE AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION, December 20, 1957. The American Battle Monuments Commission is happy to submit the following data which it hopes will be helpful to your committee in its consideration of the Commission's appropriations for the fiscal year 1959. SALARIES AND EXPENSES Fifty A. This appropriation finances all costs of operation and maintenance of the American military cemeteries and memorials located in foreign countries. nine installations, in eleven foreign countries, are involved, as follows: (1) World War I cemeteries (with a memorial chapel in each) at or near: (2) World War I memorials at: Montfaucon, France, Montsec, France, Chateau-Thierry, France, Bellicourt, France, Audenarde, Belgium, Vierstraat, Belgium, Brest, France, Tours, France, Sommepy, France, Cantigny, France, and Gibraltar. (1) |