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empt for op i. | d. RE SAE : wo cece 22 1 ARMED ME r, despite the fi 4 years as the great [| Asks One Head for AN . ‘ : Milit F in merged as & great (Cantinuey. ¥om Page One) ), after two years delay this most important and asters, ultimately urgent measure,” he said. ) and drove out the Legislation for universal training has been languishing in committhe pressure of war tee since the President first prost assumed governs posed it Oct. 23. oming Premier. Une Mr. Truman's merger proposal ruled simply through almost identical to the plan advo-secretary-general of cated by the war department, raised, ITY. vols acy i] the possibility of navy resignations. 3 a Against Merger omg ot his official § Navy Secretary James V. For8 belie | restal and his assistant, H. Struve party 4 Hensel, who have been outspoken osition, however, is | against a merger, now must cease portance. His word HF} onnosition or clash openly with their or his country and §1 commander-in-chief. hist movement. of ff Forrestal, fired his latest antiregardless what i] merger salvo only last night. He Yo assume. | made public a letter from former Se « ‘| War Production Chief Donald M " Possible succes- i] Nelson, who said unification would ree. 1] Ot be the best interest of all serv-
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Enough Evidence Now ‘ Noting that congressional committees have held extensive hearings on merger legislation, Mr. Truman said. “Further studies of the general problem would serve no useful purpose. ‘There is enough evidence now at hand to demonstrate beyond question the need for a unified department.” He therefore asked congress to adopt this program: ‘ ONE. Creation of a single deof national defense “charged with the full responsibility for armed national security” and consisting of the armed and civilian forces now included in the war and navy departments. TWO. A civilian, nominated by the President as a cabinet member, would head the new department as secretary of national defense. Under him would be a civilian undersecretary and several civilian assistant secretaries. THREE. There would be three branches of the new unified department—land forces, naval forces and air forces, each under an assistant secretary. This would result in creation of a separate air force,
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separate carrier and water-based alr units: ) FOUR: The undersecretary and the assistant secrétaries would be available at all times for assignments by the President or the secretary of national defense. :
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SEVEN: The chief of staff and
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Civilian organisation. : (1) Undersecretary of national defense. . (2) Assistant secretary for army. : (3) Assistant secretary for navy.
(3) Other assistant secretries for “whatever duties the President and secretary may determine from time to
Military organization. (1) Chief of staff of national defense “(X). (A) Commander of army, ‘ (B) Commander of navy. (C) Commander of air. (2) Advisory council to President and defense secretary to be made up of the chief of staff and the three service commanders.
>. . J (X)~-Position of chief of staff should be at least during period of evolution of new department. No one officer
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another war would strike much more suddenly than the last, and
‘| that it would strike directly at the
United States.” . Therefore, he said, we must main-
aggressor “that this nain determination for a lasting peace, means business.” } Mr. Truman's merger plan closely
the President's message warmly and said it more than fulfilled their expectations. Mr. Truman started out in his message by admitting that during the war just concluded, this nation
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paid a “high price” for the lack of central direction and unified command in Washington. The join chiefs of staff set up during the war, he said, was a form of co-ordination and “better than no co-ordination at all, but it was in no sense a unified command.” . Stresses Preparedness Warning that national security was being gravely “risked” if present imperfections in the American
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rected “now,” the President said: “However great was the need for co-ordination and unified command in world war II, it is sure to be greater if there is any future aggression against world peace.” Mr. Truman hammered repeated-
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In an unmistakable reference. to isolationists, he said a portion of the American people “are anxious to forget about the war, and particularly to forget all the unpleasant con- factors which are required to pre-
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