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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1956

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY APPROPRIATIONS
ROBERT L. F. SIKES, Florida, Chairman

JOHN J. RILEY, South Carolina GERALD R. FORD, JR., Michigan
DANIEL J. FLOOD, Pennsylvania EDWARD T. MILLER, Maryland

EARL C. SILSBY, Executive Secretary to the Subcommittee

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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman

GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas
HARRY R. SHEPPARD, California
ALBERT THOMAS, Texas
MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Ohio
W. F. NORRELL, Arkansas
JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi
GEORGE W. ANDREWS, Alabama
JOHN J. ROONEY, New York
J. VAUGHAN GARY, Virginia
JOHN E. FOGARTY, Rhode Island
ROBERT L. F. SIKES, Florida

ANTONIO M. FERNANDEZ, New Mexico

PRINCE H. PRESTON, JR., Georgia

OTTO E. PASSMAN, Louisiana
LOUIS C. RABAUT, Michigan

SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois
FRED MARSHALL, Minnesota
JOHN J. RILEY, South Carolina
ALFRED D. SIEMINSKI, New Jersey
JOE L. EVINS, Tennessee
HENDERSON LANHAM, Georgia
CHARLES B. DEANE, North Carolina
JOHN F. SHELLEY, California
EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts
DON MAGNUSON, Washington
WILLIAM H. NATCHER, Kentucky
DANIEL J. FLOOD, Pennsylvania
WINFIELD K. DENTON, Indiana
JAMES C. MURRAY, Illinois

JOHN TABER, New York

RICHARD B. WIGGLESWORTH, Massachuset
BEN F. JENSEN, Iowa

H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota
WALT HORAN, Washington
GORDON CANFIELD, New Jersey
IVOR D. FENTON, Pennsylvania
JOHN PHILLIPS, California

ERRETT P. SCRIVNER, Kansas

FREDERIC R. COUDERT, JR., New York
CLIFF CLEVENGER, Ohio

EARL WILSON, Indiana

GLENN R. DAVIS, Wisconsin

BENJAMIN F. JAMES, Pennsylvania

GERALD R. FORD, JR., Michigan

EDWARD T. MILLER, Maryland
CHARLES W. VURSELL, Illinois
T. MILLET HAND, New Jersey
HAROLD C. OSTERTAG, New York
FRANK T. BOW, Ohio

GEORGE Y. HARVEY, Clerk KENNETH SPRANKLE, Assistant Clerk (II)

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1956

SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas, Chairman

HARRY R. SHEPPARD, California

ROBERT L. F. SIKES, Florida

W. F. NORRELL, Arkansas

JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi
GEORGE W. ANDREWS, Alabama
JOHN J. RILEY, South Carolina
CHARLES B. DEANE, North Carolina
DANIEL J. FLOOD, Pennsylvania

RICHARD B. WIGGLESWORTH,

Massachusetts

ERRETT P. SCRIVNER, Kansas

GERALD R. FORD, JR., Michigan
EDWARD T. MILLER, Maryland

HAROLD C. OSTERTAG, New York
GLENN R. DAVIS, Wisconsin

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1955.

GENERAL STATEMENTS

WITNESSES

HON. ROBERT T. STEVENS, SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

GEN. MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY, CHIEF OF STAFF, UNITED STATES ARMY

MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM S. LAWTON, CHIEF, BUDGET DIVISION, OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE ARMY

CHARLES C. FINUCANE, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

LT. GEN. GEORGE H. DECKER, COMPTROLLER OF THE ARMY

MAJ. GEN. ROBERT W. COLGLAZIER, JR., DIRECTOR, PROGRAM AND BUDGET, OFFICE, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR LOGISTICS

MAJ. GEN. BRYAN L. MILBURN, SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS, OFFICE, CHIEF OF STAFF

BRIG. GEN. W. C. WESTMORELAND, DEPUTY ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, G-1 (MP)

Mr. MAHON. Gentlemen, we will begin this morning the consideration of the budget of the Department of the Army.

We have across the table from us Mr. Stevens, the Secretary, and General Ridgway, the Chief of Staff, and other officials from the Department of the Army, including the Under Secretary.

Gentlemen, we welcome you before the committee. We probably will want to spend 2 or 3 days discussing with you the overall aspects of the 1956 military budget as it refers to the Army.

Our committee is larger this year. We have 15 members and it takes a little more time. Since we are called upon to handle the appropriation bill it is important we know as much about the problem as we

an.

All of you know that at a later date a panel of this subcommittee will have quite extended hearings on the minute details of the budget. At that time the Secretary and his staff will be before the panel also.

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