INVESTIGATION OF THE PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM THIRTY-THIRD REPORT OF THE PREPAREDNESS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE

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INVESTIGATION OF THE PREPAREDNESS
PROGRAM
THIRTY-THIRD REPORT
OF THE
I'll EPAREDNESS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
UNITED STATES SENATE
8. Res. 18
REPORT ON
Al) MINISTRATIVE TOP-HEAVINESS OF OUR ARMED FORCES
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 1952
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HARRY FLOOD BYRD, Virginia
LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Texas
ESTES KEFAUVER, Tennessee
LESTER C. HUNT, Wyoming
JOHN C. S'IENNIS, Mississippi
RUSSELL B. LONG, Louisiana
R. RUSSELL, Georgia, Chairman
STYLES BRIDGES, New Hampshire
LEVERETT SAL'I'ONS'1'ALL, Atassarhusetts
WAYNE MORSE, Oregon
WILLIAM F. KNOWLAND. California
HARRY 1'. CAIN, Washington
RALI'II E. FLANDERS, Vermont
PREPAREDNESS 5( Iti'OMMI'1'TEh, ((F THE 1ENATR (;UMMLI"1'N:F: (N ARMED tiEltVICES.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON, Texas, Chairman
ES'I'ES KEFAUVER, Tennessee STYLES BRIDGES, New Hampshire
LESTER C. HUN'T', Wyoming LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, Massachusetts
JOHN C. STENNIS, Mississippi WAYNE MORSE, Oregon
DoyetD C. COOK, Chief Cnvn?el
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INTERIM REPORT ADMINISTRATIVE TOP-HEAVINESS OF
OUR ARMED FORCES
One of the nu)re alarnririg? trends in nrilitru,v orgauiz1ttion during the
past few year, has beery the inc.rctasin,' aacluiitIislratiVe tole -heuiVines, o f
our .Armed Forces. Each nu'naber of the conuuittee hors been con-
('crncd about, rind wants to correct tills condition.
In its most obvious form, this tread has manifested itself' In n heavy
concentration of Irig?h-ranl:iri officers in Washington, 1). C. But it is
also evident in the lrtge. number of ciVilisrns HOW working for the De-
fells(, Deportment in the Washington area.
The ]III-d) (0100111 at ion of "upper brass" is apporrenl to the most
casual of)selwer of the A\ rtshinitor0 scene. Even a noondnv stroller
down rurv street in the ntid ection of the city- i? likely to encountel,
rot least a fevt -officers of Mineral or "fla~1` nink.
Member" of ('orniess hruvc the situaliou called to their attention
nriIrtb u
itat la row)ressionrral I thi-list r m eets r 111)(111 tam subject
is rr uel trh
oaflectir0 the nrrue;l serf ices ~~ ithout finding, the hearing room janauled
with high-ra~d:ing officers and Defense DepartUUenl civilian officials.
At a reccnl meelirg of the Senate Preparedness tiubconuuitlee, 1-1
assorted officials from one defense a-ency appeared to testify. T hell*
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