TEXTS OF MERGER LETTERS AND ORDER

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 17, 2002
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: January 17, 1947
• Content Type: NSPR

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enpediNINISILMINS &ad
el May combat =.14 ,doleasee, merdinattag
wleb the Navy and tat Air Tome
in aft negeses01 pint comers.
incheding teem Mae pertaia to
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e. To provide an directed by
=authority, eiside enamisos
steamer:a ter orrice to
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neged to mama the natienal
aid betaresta el the Vati.
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their neisetene totivoling th?
Mien of WIMPS*MrVbse and
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&Mai reettione et the rated
Mates Nam,
The Theited Mates Nam he-
Mame =MI meat and eerrice
forme, naval aviatles. and the
United Mates Marine Coma It
to eresualoaL Name bed eituineed
PrIntaill few Prompt and me-
cosabot at sea.
Tive Navy to reepaselble for the
pregaratee 01...01 Mae mom
awry for tee etleethre preescutioa
of war, and la accordance vriti
integrated pat maiiimetim
pima ter Nee simaanite of tee
peacainee ammonites of the
Nam te met the mute of war.
The wpiedta functions of the
gaited Mates Navy are:
/. To orpelae. train and equip
naval forme far:
A. Operattese it see. Meade'
Pint merediam.
N. The eentrel of vial me sties.
the pretectios ci veal ??? Ian...
and tes suppreesise of many OW
Ctleateerat.
C. The seppert of sompatlen
forces as required.
D. 'The seam at meteor enemy
Move positions reagebbe of ream
Use by soda tandem forme ae
may be emerlsed Miele the fleet
orguniestka
Z. 'Arra reeennalesance.
sennettne warfare, and pieta-
Nen of ifttmetair.
The air aspects of these tem-
?togratlea et the Maar/ Menet -
IL Them shaft be a !Mame
pint staff to mead Mitially of
net over IM offlom to be pro-
vided les Memedesiatiel
ambers by the three serevicee. 1
TM Pet staff. operating under 1
a areeter thereof. shell ~fp Oat
petioles cad direettree of the
plait carte a MM.
P. The deeretary Neldema
Damao Mall heed the armed
fermi eetabliameet, aMmO be
meted witb aterestay mew the
President to eistablbeis cosaili06
pada said memos program
for the istegrated operstime of
Lb. those MparMents and shell
ssansiss teazel ever an4 area
tear memos arsine to dietheirge
their reeponethility for national
_seeurfty.
We ars agreed teat the proper
method of attar forth the fuse.
its.. (semiled 7014, and ma
Mese of tbe armed forms is by
the ismance of an etteteirttve Order
reocurrently welt peer approval
a the appropriate legtelaticee. We
alma bow yew emeldieriniew
resitasily agreed daft el seek es
order.
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for PAS.
operittialte.
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ter the preperatien of the air
Mere oseweary far the Mattol
proseretien of war merge as Me
erase aneimest sad. la 1100014.
sate with inesgratetl pled me.
Para for lbw sspasstas 4
of the poseethne eceapowde of
the AN Tares be meet the said.
of war.
The amebae 1? 01 ftle
UMW OWE. Ai rum Arst
I. To malluties train and aqua
far hollow Mrs
A. Mr operation; Incialiag
peat operation..
N. Galan and reantalaticp
peeeral aft emermeay.
C. aitalseskhag Weal ar saps&
erity where and as require&
D. TM stratiMe air form of the
Vatted Maas aid strategies air
nesemaimasee.
Z. Air lift and sopped ar alm
berm operations.
Y. Air support to land forces
and naval terms, including rap.
port of ememition forme. .
G. Air transport for the armed
from, eitorpt ea provided by the
Navy Si amordame welt Para.
graph 1701 Section fLit
2. To develop weapons, teaks.
tatitsigra, erganiation and equip-
mem a air form combat and
arrem elements, ceordmating
with the Army and Nam Co all
aspects a joint coneern. laded-
top these MUM pertain to asse,
pitiame and airtime operatiens.
S. Is meads. as directed by
proper authority such miselene
and detachments for sane, la
foreign emettiee es nay be re.
/mired
Is import the Dational
petioles anti, interests a the
Data Ratios
4_ To preemie the means for me'
ordination if ar defame Among
sflmereicies.
To moat the Army sal ziamr
In secompahment of their miso
Omit Mclean the previews of
memos arras" and supplier as
detennissed by Maw onthaTio'.
/Teed of the ildiseptly? order ret
- Tied Orier,
Yearlienent the armed Name
tei as takerief
RV WAS* a the gallantly rerbi
? is me by die Ceastitutlee and
lawe a the tinited Maim ends.
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