FISCAL YEAR 1973 AUTHORIZATION FOR MILI-
TARY PROCUREMENT, RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENTCONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE SAFEGUARD ABM, AND ACTIVE DUTY
AND SELECTED RESERVE STRENGTHS

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
UNITED STATES

STATES SENATE

NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

S. 3108

TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR
1973 FOR PROCUREMENT OF AIRCRAFT, MISSILES, NAVAL
VESSELS, TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, TORPEDOES, AND
OTHER WEAPONS, AND RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST,
AND EVALUATION FOR THE ARMED FORCES, AND TO PRE-
SCRIBE THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL STRENGTH FOR EACH
ACTIVE DUTY COMPONENT AND OF THE SELECTED RESERVE
OF EACH RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES, AND

FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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Manpower

FEBRUARY 8 AND 9, 1972

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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

JOHN C. STENNIS, Mississippi, Chairman STUART SYMINGTON, Missouri

MARGARET CHASE SMITH, Maine HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington

STROM THURMOND, South Carolina SAM J. ERVIN, JR., North Carolina

JOHN G. TOWER, Texas HOWARD W. CANNON, Nevada

PETER H. DOMINICK, Colorado THOMAS J. MCINTYRE, New Hampshire BARRY GOLDWATER, Arizona HARRY F. BYRD, JR., Virginia

RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, Pennsylvania HAROLD E. HUGHES, Iowa

WILLIAM B. SAXBE, Ohio
LLOYD BENTSEN, Texas
T. EDWARD BRASWELL, Jr., Chief Counsel and Staff Director

John T. TICER, Chief Clerk

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1972

U.S. SENATE,
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES,

Washington, D.C. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in room 212, Old Senate Office Building, Hon. John C. Stennis (chairman).

Present: Senators Stennis (presiding), Symington, Byrd, Jr., of Virginia, Smith, Thurmond, and Goldwater.

Also present: T. Edward Braswell, Jr., chief counsel and staff director; John T. Ticer, chief clerk; R. James Woolsey, general counsel; L. R. Garcia, John A. Goldsmith, C. J. Conneely, Edward B. Kenney, professional staff members; and Ben Gilleas, director of investigations, Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee.

The CHAIRMAN. All right. This is a closed hearing, gentlemen. That means you are responsible for everyone in here, Mr. Secretary, except the ones I am responsible for.

Mr. KELLEY. Yes, sir. I will assume that responsibility.
The CHAIRMAN. Í am responsible for the committee staff.

I have a fairly brief statement that I want to read. First, I want to welcome you gentlemen today. I think this is a very important subject matter and I am sure you do and we are going to wrestle with it the best we can. (S. 3108 follows:)

92D CONGRESS

2D SESSION

S. 3108

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 2, 1972

Mr. STENNIS (for himself and Mrs. Smitui) (by request) introduced the fol-

lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed

Services

A BILL

To authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1973 for

procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked com-

bat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research,

development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and

to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active

duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve

component of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

2 tires of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3

TITLE I-PROCUREMENT

4 SEC. 101. Funds are hereby authorized to be appro-

5 priated during the fiscal year 1973 for the use of the Armed

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