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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00269R000200010013-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 22, 2003
• Sequence Number: 13
• Content Type: HW

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, THE JOINT STAFF
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Suppress 2 Volumes,
Release Third
(Chicago Tribune Press Service)
t Washington, March $-The Hon.
ver commlulon on government or-
t ~s$nlzatlon hag ^uppreased two
volumes of a report on the defense
system at the urgent request of
the military high command, a cow
misainn official disclosed today.
The censored volumes reported.
ly contain serious and specific
charge. against the military or,
ganizstton, citing Instances of
military-waste, extravagance, In-
r terservlce bickering, ^nd thought-
lens nlareaard of the nation-e
economic burdens.
One Volume Released
The "Wrested Information was
r 'submitted to the commission by a
"task force" on national defense
" headed by Ferdinand Eberstedt,
New York financier and expert on
military organ) tlon. Volume I.
was made public Dec. 16. but
volumes H. and Ili. were with.
held and were not published when
the commleslnn's final report to
con reee on national defense was
feleaned last week.
Commission officials said that
en I ii my cc II. and 111. contained
no military secrete. They were un.
able to explain why the reports
were suppressed,
"All I know I. that some high
army and other military authorities
asked the commission not to make
the two volumes public and we
arced,'- ? commission spokesman
Said.
Flipped Cblets Of Staff
The hoover conunla.lon wag
created by congress in 1047 as a
sonnartlean Irrvestlgatlns group to
study the executive branch of the
federal government and recommend
changes to promote efficiency and
economy.'1'he report on the defense
aymtem wits one Of 18 govommental
studios,
i 'l'ho Eboret.B report's volume
1 1. strongly denounced the joint
chiefs of staff and military offl-
s vials for what it oonsldagod their
failure to emphaalno economy and
efficiency thru unified organist.
Lion, Thin report said military cots
i were "unduly high" and Ihnt the
military "are far too prodigal with
" government funds."
r The second and third volumes
contained specific details and ex.
eerpts Qom testimony of 745
wit- ceases. Those volulnss cited
? numerous Instances of military
waste, ^quahhllng and failures-
the responsibility for which was
largely laid at the door of the
joint chiefs of staff.
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