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TO Till COOO!I.ES! Or 'Iii£ Ulfl'fJ;ll S!At:ES:

~ ~laoU 1nort41bh fl'nnu of Ult put ho ., .. ltt

ln. U\fl Europn.n oonfllot, p.rUoularlJ' .. a r .. u.lt of tht UM of

a•bUon aftd .. ohul&ed tqu.i,..nt, \oa'atlwr wlth Ult po .. t'ltta

aent of our 1dl1t a l')' procr•.

Jlo 1n41•1dual, no &rou.poan Glearl)' tortUll U\fl

Aa lonc, bowt•tr, aa a po .. lbllU7 tUUe 'Chat not ont

ltl a world v14t vu, ~a.onabla preeauUon deat.nda ~bat MnleAD

.,- ••••as• of )(at 18th, to 4ttel"'Une tht praouu.blllty of phctna

a44Ulonftl ol"dtl'il vtth 1114uU17 hr apeclal aaterlal, bot h to

co obtain 1no~ .. t4 q~o~anUUeeor t.'141 epaoh..l wupone eon.otrnt4,

llu oa ueed the War all<l lluy Dtparbentt co wbalt co .. an urgtnt

and oev re-n4&tlon ~bat 1n.oreaeot4 -wropr latlone and a1.1tborl-

u.Uooa tor t.'l4: Hntoul hftD.et H aa4t b.tore \be MJoW'ftllent

of thep~eent(lc)n&:rtu.

OYer anAl bt tond the aoq,u.1t1Uon of thlt actual

- t•rlal u the utdent ~qulra..nt tor the l .. t~Ueu ore11Uon.

of ...Wl\1onal ~1>0Uon t aolUUaa co ... t poulbla tut\U't

n•ra•no1u u ~~tll 11.1 prn1nt .:let1ellno1u 1n tht aaklng of

'!bu• fao1 U Uu Hq~.Llr• a. long U u ~o ore•~• att4 \0 reach

q\I.IIII~UJ' pi"'4uoUon. '!be 1nerea11<1 gJ'a11'UJ' Of ~hi 1Uuat1on

1n4.loa tu thAt action lhoul.:l bt ta1t1n vithout 4llaJ' .

Thtprobltaof41tln41ngournllt10I'Ial1r'lltHuUOI'II

and t1rrltorlal lntl&r1t7 11 no loncr•r a probl- for .. ~~. 1qu1pp..S

1hpl7 Vl~• an lnd-Uabll 4 U11"111Rat1011 . Jbd•rn .:l•f • n.•• r equire.

Wt th11 d1t1r.~nanon b• 111pported b J' the hichlJ' 4111'1lopt'd.

"'ohin1r7 of our ln4u•tr111 produott"'' oa~ol tJ'.

ft'l• •J:Pan•ton or our ll.• t•nu prosr~~~r aat.11 lt n•eu .. ry

that w• lltld•rtalte s.-41•Ul7 th1 trll.lni:.g •114 rnr•lnlng o !' our

peopl1, an:l 11peol flll J' our 70""6 peopll, tor .. plOJ"'•nt l .n lllduatl')'

foro•• for penon• wlth 1Xper1e noe ln roeehAnl~fll and aanual tllldl

&NI OlntlOUilJ' COlfti to be Cf'l&t• VI d o not h&YI IUeb. tr&l nll!. per10111

11'1 the l'l•b•r tN.t will b1 requ.lred for ~ t a.-e that 111 fl!'.e1d

t&1lr.ot tra1nll18•llll'SIII-blr1n the 1li:1UeMd 11151•ell:111•

requt rl<l b7 .od•rn p roduoUon l n tn<1uatr7 ~nd b7 a hl£hl7 lleOhllnhtd

In the na uond errort to I" dtttnu \IliOn Wh1oh ve Ar t

run oont.r1~·~uon or our people, our derenu oannot ath.1n tl:e

'ftler eton, I ~gttt tht tpe...SJ' enlarrnent or tht

Protrllll tor iJQUlppln,s and tralntna: ln U\41 Ught or OUI" 4thntt nt...St.

! M.l't 1Dttruottd tht repreeentat11'tt o r the \"ar ll.lld

U. ~..U..C W.. ... .._, U.\ t.foH ad~\ tiUa c:o..vu­Wf•.,-(.c.rL(..'tl'-f•.,.,.l

IP"Q\ .. \.t. •"U.Or1~t4~ PillporUonofU..III&t.ioD&lo.....t

the plene •114 propoeale wh1oh U\17 ~•1 111.14 betore ••·

tor S...t411lte appropr 1aUon• \o edd \o the pro~rru~ and tor

U•e \o OO"'Ph\ 1 • .:Ji ~ f1 'ftl4l e-o\lll'tl 1nYOl••4 ~r• brae -- o•er " b1l.11on

dollar. -- but I bll1• •• thAt tor naUonal .. retr Ule 111.-11 •r•

ur;ent.

d.e&llrtc wl\b the ualDl.DE: or J'OWIC aet1 for tiOo-<IO.bat&A\

•ar•lo .. \0 .alta anllabla t o \be appropriate co-t \tau

of tbe Q()ll£reu the pl.,., aDd pr opoaale wblob tbey ba•e

lald.b41fora•e.

1'b.ua planae&ll for l&lll&<ll auappl'Opl'la\lona \0

oarry forwa rd OOngreulon.&l deehlona 1n bllh alraa4y

pen<lltr,g, for 1-e<Hate approprl&\lon.e \o &44 to tba p r o!if ..

and tor autl'lor lsau ona t o onur lnto oontraete t!hleb 1t

•111 \ala •- Uaa to eoepletl .

Tbera 11 a apee l!lc ,._..ne&UoD I would Mle

h1 conol~DS tble •••-a•, ~t befcra a.dj~nt tbb

Coi'I&.J""' a:rant M the autborlty t o o&ll lnto acu ..

au,loa aucb portion of tha IUl onal ou.a.r<l u aa.y ba

<le-d neceuary to ltAlnta ln our poel\lon or nav.Uallty

and to ee.tes-1'11 tlle tiatlollal Dehne, tble t o lnol\l<le

authority t o call into a otlva • U •lee the naoeu ary

Reserve per&oMel.

ftla &$0\ltltl ln•ol•IIKI. are larsa - o•ar a bUllon

dollara- but I bellen that !or r.tlQA&l aat.ty the

ne..S.araurgent.

11q Jl , lMO

~i:r:~'t,.t!" .. !'",~~~~~~c:Hei/!1 o:n:,:: .. wt ILIItll ~hoii:EADrJI)of 1M Prul4oU'o INIIIICt h .. -.... £WI Ill 1M ...... It or 1M lloii.M of ~NNII!allfto, 11:­t.._ cart _, tbt,..fo n lit u.rchtd. u ""'4 P'_, .... , J~QIIllcoUM,

,..,..,, a.cttt&Q' 110 tbo Pnold.HI

""' "'--' 111Grtdllll t "'"u or "" pu~ 'nJO .. ,u I# t"- •~""" -tau, porUc\ll.rh u o nnlt ot tho ,.., of oYI•tl.ono..,_ _l\ol.all .. t<!.ul..,_.,t,to,;etiMr wltl!t.kopoulblo

' """""""""""" ot l'urtlltr d'"lo_.ta, DeOUO!U.to MOU..r - larp• -·t-raiun..,.~

101adl¥l.,d,DD"""P"""•I.,.Iytontolltllo tlrt.....,, .U to-c, .....,..,, u a poMIMUty •d•uo U.t DO\,.,. oOIIt~l or \'010 ooll\t.a.UI IN! oll ooct!DO.to _,. ""- l'""'ho4 lA "-•14 •lAo wor, ,......Mblo pneauU011 ._.u tllot -•h..., w ..... ~~o-..~,...,. .. rta~,,

AlllnYo&Up.tlonlnto-taaturl.a&rtMIIN .. oinoo ~-•••c-otl!&}'lbth, uNtCTIOinot"-pnct1nbllltyofJOI.t.oU., e.<l41t1"""'1 ord.an wltl! lr.tuotry lor op.;<~ld -~~rlol , both to

p~Yido.,.oorlyoaponotoaor ... t attnepro4t>Gt1ont.ollltJt a, &.lid toobt&ID:Lnortuo4"'""Utl" o£Uic a~lal-poo~oteoiMiomeol,

l'lu oo.uoo4 Ult Wt.r 011d k Y)' Do-,..rt~:~<.<~to u ou"talt \0 • ""\lfCO!!t w,._.....,.,_atotloa tl>otlaoi"C"uo4ap.,...prl"tlolllo:>4""tborl· to.tt=- tor t.ht x.,u,.,.l Dot-• bo ~ b<.tort tAo o<ljolo,_,t

or u.. ~'"' .. "' eonru. -rond.llt)"MMIIIt.bo .. tp1altlMOftliUMWol

•t.erl&l to "" tYidota\ f<l'l'llf"~nt tor U. "-dlau .... uo11 or ..W:Itt-1 ,.......u .. r..IUU~ u ~ P"tllllo 1"11\urt

- • P""I"" u woU •• PI'""~ doM.ct. ... t~• 110 t.ho -.ld11,1, ot .... tuoco, "'"1> u cws-. -.tt1o11 u.t n ... eontl'Ol ...,,,...,,, Til- t.olllttoo •t<l.l'lrt o lon' titooo to trMU Ulol W ,...,., q\l&l!tltypl'OINnlon. 11Mt..or .. •e<lu-.dt:rofth..ohlllltlol> !Jidloo.tto ti>At utlon ollowl4b<o talten whlloe>t <tot.¥•

1hoo prebl•otdohll<ll>I& OIIr,..tlonl.llnltiW.U..,.. llDII terrltorld IIIW,rlt y h 10o0 l~r • probl• t or- oqulppod dapl:r•tt.h ... iJwSI>aiU.blo~erml:lo.tla\. llod.•rlldtt•••l"'lffllr• .. tll•tt.ll.lo dote,.IDe.ttoe.boo"PJJIrtod by tM Mpi74"elor>o4 -'>.IDe.,.,. ot-iad••nrtalJir'Odo>o>tho~tt,..

""' ........ - ot ..... l!tt-· """'"""--" 1t _ ... ...,. U.t-~ '-dl.t•I.T tiM t.-.il>IA6 .... retrii.IAJ.Dc ot our

'"""''"• &.1111 eo,..hll7 "'" "'""*' .-opl•, tor .. ~"' Ill IJd .. t..,. aa4 in ""'-o in \bo .~. ... 01111 .. ..,..

no. ~u or iDitultry- U...........,.. o.-d rorwH tor,._ .ott" e;r.poorl-• I• -lou.lul ud --1 rtolP .,.. o\11'1-ly """"' to M uu.t. "l'e do ,...t ~~.a,. euol>. tro1 ...... poraoaa 1lo U.. ...-.r t~.ot •Ill M ro,,.i rof tor U.. t ... hthot H eal>.o>&d or11a 1tour4ot ... • leto'huoureol • .. ...... . u.....rorw, u.. t ... k or troWAc .. l•rp -.r lJI tM otllla a..c.o! oa-i· ai<Ula r ..,lreol b)r M<la1"11 p...-Uor> bl ~atry&n4byolllthly-l'latllu4Mrenu rorutr>tlle ltzw,f

WI•">'• Aprt..ry coDo l<lerouon tnttlt tr•tai>lc or oklll• -..ot bo , DOt tbo ~~hUIIII dhtrlblltloa ot 1101rkoro """"'C okllle<l rhldf, ~\It t.ho d l otr lbutlon tllo.t """ld bo nq.,lr o4 if 0\lr ~nrlal IIM!IIne u.J our <toto,. in to ... oo -ro 1'1>117 -bU 11o4.

l"tllo nationa.l oll'Drttord..t-ouJ)OII"Obioh,.. ,,.. - o11pc<4. It h bpo:rotho \!lot" - t\IU Mol t tloothe ,.., orU.olllJt!.tycoi*OitWoUiotlb laowrpo,..lnloa. Koro N7-'*"•1opo41totM•b1l1t 7uoi:Uiootnlll,tUI.........,la U. lol.l14111C up ot our ...._u ~ ,....,toto • ouro 1-trld r..._uo .. ror u. - u"" ot....,. and •11 _,...,., """"lr-o. •tu.wt U.e t\111 <loo,.clo-~ or,.,.. okllll, ....,. •tloz:al .tot~•• •111.,. luo Ul&ll 1t _,"'" la U.. ertUu.l ~ 11!h1cll Ho Mead . 1rillMult U... !loll oo111.rlllnl- o f 001r ,..plo, ...,r .. ,_. "'""""' oU:ola t.M ~boorabUlt7 .. loll Ulo Utioo '-a4a"""wllicl>.-u.o4-aoollhWliM.\'Oo

tl>oo::c:•,.'tob¥1ouleuoaorUioproo..,t-r llo aotopelotllonluoo!'U..lonorotopud. Tllot,..looktllllt.o Nc..r U. -uu..: to order u.. -lou "''"lfl'l"'- t ral.ti.J.q of.,.looottorowu-bol[l.na,

J hon 1Mtrveto4 ttlt ropt'M~r>tt.thoo or til• lr•r o.nd 1•'0)' l>t~o U>d oloo tho roprounutb" or tM oonrol •c••ln d.oollnc •tt.h u,, tro1•1Ac or )'01101.0- for .... ,..,..bot .m oonk .. to •U onilobl o to u.~ owoprhlo o...r..ltt- ct W Coapoon tAo pl.ono ..-..1 ~ropM•lo wtt!.G" tho7 ""'"' lo14 bolforo - ·

!loos• pl..,. ooll ror '-41-.t.o •pproprloUo• t.o 0"'"7 tb........SCon.v'H•Ior .... lMdaiOM labUh olr ood:JpendJ..ac, lor -!.oto opproprlo.U- to 0<14 to tho P"VUO W ror OIIUiorh•U<el to ctor bi<O coa-a .. u ~It •Ul uto­l-t.oc-lou,

'Thera I I o •-1t11o .... _.attN l•oald- l.rt •-1"41"'Ct.hii.Muop,'thot 'Nloro..,...,_'ttl>.11Coap-ou vant .. Ur.o •-"'~rlt7 to coll !.11lo u tbo u nloo IIMII. por\1 ..... of tile kt1-l 0.....4 •• ~ bt ot.-4 _ .. ..,.to - 111ta111 o ... poolllor.ofnoutl'l.l1t7u.dtooato""""'tM kl11o""ll>tto:~oe. tlllolo l•l~M~•outlloriWtoUll tlltoMU .. eoonkoU:o neoouory hoencpou..,..,l .

Tlla.,.......to il>-.obodor o i U"p ·· OYorobllllon doll•r• ·· Mlbc>llo,.uthatroraoU-l oU'..tythoo...,.41 oro"rc<mt o

lllt.;Jil , l040.

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Til!: 1':\;::JtDC !T' t DIUIT F 1

TG ';.:;; ~r:aA::.:.tor :m : u111'1"E» 'u'r:.t

Jth "•••••"1'7 t.Nit Ute f~RoPloor t:' h u .. uoa d .. •

pa rt. or the •vrl~ , ,.., hrve 11tla<\1l)' bull\ up our Are.'/ atl4 u,.,.

111rce lnorec•ee whtoh, hove•or, tn \l>e Ucht or l ator •~•nte, ....,re

'~ " ' ' tn DII"OPI pi"O"t"l cl...s/et,.rUtll(; ~••elopaente. D7 Qle...,U•e

...

.,., o: ~JthUnr; <leten .. oontnou. On 1:.1 ;,n, I 1ntoftle4 U\1

Conc;reu C,11t I VIII 1111br:IHU11C a•'4H10Ml ut111111tU \Ohllli'C

o.,er a b1!llon 4olllor• t o f\lr\her 114<! 1.0 o\lr <l.eten ...

f'Unt.etornon-oo~:Cerolii!U ... •INOhllttanke, f'llll

lllorrr11\C on a .,..Jor var 1n ovr ovn e.ran••·

Dnttn

ot a an would not ba ln U.a AntT 1n Uoa at puoa •

...,aprooo\ll"al'lont orrenl"'l'a uoolu a t orltloal or non-.

~"'1Dl 1t ... aalloh•l\.fltlka ,C\II'I&o arUllart, -

~:Unltlona, a to., t~ equlp a cro11n4 toroa or 1!,000,000

" can~ a..o'MUu.Uollorllllo."'a t:.l"'abaoa ... aaoa••t.r7·

ln ol)l:lbat 2 ,000,000 ~'>en; ~ oru uon or •edttloi\Al

r;.. rrocura~nt or • pproxlaatal r 1 5,000 ,..:~1\lonal planaa

I taka t l.!& aooaalon to report t!':a uoallallt procnu

\'Ort.l~ l n olon OCIO;>ar,.uon w1tll .,.oh otllar arK wltll ptl'l'ah

I i

Dr art 11.

l. Jani>AT7 l , 19:19 f'l"'(',uc U •e GIIPftC1tJ' Of M1l1 t..o.J'T pl anee/ •• • •••••• • •• r.,&OO ~uct1•eca;wt.e1tJ' er -u

001:1:1er e1al ore.tt, ~1eh In the . .... , er var 'f0Ul4 be

tru~•terroel!.ln~ tra1ZLLIIC P ple~~e rf'OI!uoUOfl •• •• • • • ·....!d2!!.

lO,OIX)

Julr 1 , 10::1t 1 tnt.,.,. plat~ee • •• • • • • •.••••• •. • o , ooo

:;,dl OOIInllTa111lplftnU ••••• ~

lt ,OOO

Jr..nv.a..,.l , lt'.lO 1'.111ta...,. pl ... u

~lloo-ereta.lpbttee

,...., JUl J'l o l9..0nl1tftrJ'pla.nu

~ .. u oomoerota.l plMU

JulJ' 1 , !0<~1 ::et1M t e4 1 ~111\.rlrJ' pl • n ee

:l:All Coflatlra1el ph.nu

u,ooo

"5, 000

111, 000

18, 000

» ,000

21!, 000

~ ,., ... to tne l!att oiUil :.renu Counoll U\11\ lt tt:e rroct'"" OOI'Ittnu.,.

llo 1n41Y14WI.l, no £1'0\jJ) OIUI oharl)' to~otdl the

ln • worlct v14e var, re11.oonable preoa11Uon 4eunell 1:1'\at Mor1oan

proYl dl an oar l 7 O%J)alldon ot oxlottnc Pf'Od110Uon taoll1Uoo, and

o t th• preuntOGnf;rou.

ot lo441 U onal p1'04uoUon t aoUlU•• ~ ... t pooo1blo t'Utun

_,_

... rc.nohe •• v.ll • • ~,.,.., dttlolenotu tn lhe Mk.l..DC or

~~ut~1Uone, euob •• G\UII, .-!Uo11 And t1r1 oontrol equt s-ent.

'nlue hotuu .. r equl r. a lone Uae \a or.eh end \o r uoh

quantUr pi'04uouon. The lnoreeeM sra•U7 o f the eUuaUon

ln4loa tee that aoUon lhoul4 " t Uen wUhout <ld•T·

!tot probl .. of 4tt.ndtns 0<1r RAtlonal tnnnuUone

en4 \err1torlal lntqritJ' 11 no loneer a problt• t or Mn equipped

d•plJ' wut. an 1n4-lt able 4ehr.lnAU~. J!04em detente r e.qulr.l

~\ thh 4ett!,..t~Uon be .,.pporU4 bJ' ~ltl h.l&hh' Cltteloptoi

.-.oh1ntr 7 of our 11Mluett·bl produoHYI oas-onr.

U~t "' undertake s.-dt a td)' t..'la tralnlnE .mJ retra1nl~ of our

peoph, Md upeC~ 1all7 our J'OW!t: peoplt, tor "plo111ent ln l ftdud1"1

&1'14 111 urrloe ln t..'le ~7 and !&&..,..

!he requtr ••"'' of l n4uetr)' and 1l11 npazlded ar-..:1

torou tor per~tC>ne vt ~ experhnoe ln Mol'lanltal an4 aan\lal fhldl

ere olrtl0\lll7 1!:0111&" \a be great. We do nol h••• tuoh tra1nl4 pereonl

ln the maber tlwt v l ll be r equired tor U\e hUe that 111 &h••4

of ~• 1f our 4d •n .. 1• 1.o t>. • • •uNI(I:. V• 111\'1'1, W•r•for•, U.

ta .. : ot traln\fiS • lart• n•bar l n ch• ak1ll1 aM ••1·•k1ll• r,.qull'ld b)' ltOd•rn produoUon 111 lndu• lrJ' an4 b)' • ~lr a~h..S

ifl .... .-1 .. ..... <4~.tp.!., t-....t-tL ~:Alt£:6' be, not t M , lltUIIf 41UrlbuU oll 1\

;\ Chat would. be requir ed U Ollr !nCiultrlal lalloh l nl tllld 01.1r 41te!ll11'1

tor"OII VI TI f\lll.J .Obl U &IICI,

In Ch1 ~Uond ertort tor d•t •n•• upon 11111h we •r•

ot Ule •le:MY ~o1tht th11\ 11• ln our papuhUon. Her • u "''

up or 0\lr an.ut1\\1 to pro•14• a Nl"' ln4Witr hl t ounCI.aU o n tor

that 1t aun blln Ult orltlolll daJ• wl\1oh 111 11hud. Without tht

Ml oontr l \lutlon or our people , our 4thnll oannot Ubln \ha

Ullhallhll•t•

lCI.U'oPi l1Uit1'&llltOt t.httAOtor ot Q~tltCI, !hlrlilllltinltt

llanatr i n valtl.n£ \o ordtr ~ oa.pl.el t equl ppi "- and \ralni "i" ot

f /; / /!" PJ'Oir• tor equippi nc a'lll \.rall'lil\6 in th• U&ht ot our llthnu nndt.

1 lvl•• ln•truotltCI Ult TilfiTIIItnt a U'fU o r tht ¥ar and

4olll1nc vUh U. \rdn1nc ot 10\111& • •n tor non·oo•ba\all\ .. mo ..

to • •• '"albblt to \ht tiJ'Proprhh -u-... ot u. eo~,.

\ho plAn• and JII'OpoNl o .t\loh U..7 two."' l a l4 befON ...

~••pl&IIOO&lltf:I¥'S...o41al0119P1'0Pr1•Uon• \o

0."'7 torvard c:o~ .. 1Dnd llool d on• 1n bUll alr••d.7 p•ndl nc,

t'or t..e.lnU approprl•Uona to a44 t.o U\o proar .. and for

auUiorh.aUonoto•nt•rlnt.ooontnohllhloh 1twtlltook• •-•

~ _,, 1nY01Yo4 ar• lllrco •• OT•r • bUUon

40llArs - but I belle•• that t'or naUoNI.l ••1'•'1 1:110 noedo aro

llf"8ont .