IILITARY AUTHORIZATIONS AND DEFENSE APPRO PRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1965 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1964 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, D.C. The committee met in joint session, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in oom 1223, New Senate Office Building, Hon. Richard B. Russell, hairman, presiding. Present: Senators Russell, Hayden, Ellender, Hill, Robertson, Stenis, Monroney, Jackson, Symington, Thurmond, Young of Ohio, nouye, Saltonstall, Young of North Dakota, Mundt, Smith, Beall, Allott, and Case. Of the staff of the Committee on Armed Services: William H. Daren, Harry L. Wingate, T. Edward Braswell, and Gordon A. Nease; nd James Kendall, Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee. Of the staff of the Subcommittee on Department of Defense of the Committee on Appropriations: Francis S. Hewitt, William W. Voodruff, Fred B. Rhodes, and Elizabeth Brantley. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TATEMENTS OF HON. ROBERT S. MCNAMARA, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE; DR. HAROLD BROWN, DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING, ACCOMPANIED BY DAVID E. McGIFFERT; LT. COL. JOHN G. GARLIN, U.S. AIR FORCE; MAJ. DOROTHY MANNING, WAS; CAPT. ARTHUR H. BERNDTSON, U.S. NAVY; AND CAPT. OSCAR N. HIBLER, JR., U.S. NAVY STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN Chairman RUSSELL. The committee will come to order. With the ndulgence and cooperation of the Committee on Armed Services and he Department of Defense Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, we are beginning this morning an experimental arrangeent involving joint participation in hearings on part of Department f Defense programs for fiscal year 1965. Our hope is that this proedure will expedite congressional consideration of the defense proram this year and will avoid some unnecessarily repetitious hearings, oth for witnesses and for members of these committees. 1 |