REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON REDUCTIIN OF NONESSENTIAL FEDERAL EXPENDITURES--CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN EXECUTIVE BRANCH

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1959 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -SENATE 5259
There being no objection, the resolu-
tion was ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
Resolved, That since the Chief Medical
and Surgical Department of the Veterans'
Administration, Washington, D.C., does not
feel that they want to recommend to the
Veterans' Administration, Administrators
favorable, to reactivate Castle Point Veter-
ans Hospital, to its full capacity for general
medical and surgical hospital; be it further
Resolved, That since lb conference with
Dr. William S. Middleton, held at Castle
Point Hospital on Thursday, April 9, 1959,
facts have been presented to him by various
leaders of the veteran organizations, civic,
fraternal, chamber of commerce, city of
Beacon, N.Y., officials, and Dutchess County
Board of Supervisors officials, and other of-
ficials, including the Dutchess County vet-
erans agency, and New York State veterans
affairs counsellors, without any immediate
results to the reactivation of the Castle
Point Veterans Hospital, a copy of recom-
mendations made to him attached, as part
of this resolution; be it further
Resolved, That since there is a waiting
list of such cases in the Albany Veterans
Hospital of 121, as of April 9, 1959, New York
City Hospital of 80, Castle Point Veterans
Hospital. of 3, a total of 204 patients wait-
ing for hospitalization, also there are num-
ber of admitted cases at these hospitals that
are not included in this waiting list, how-
ever patients must wait for beds from 1 to 3
weeks, In which case the waiting list is much
larger than appears on the record; be it
further
Resolved, That there is now a 1,800 waiting
list of NP cases at Montrose Veterans Hos-
pital, and at Northport VA Hospital with a
bed load capacity of 1,000, as of April 9,
1959, there has been a bed load of 2,300, or
overcrowding of NP cases by 1,300; be it
further
Resolved, That there are at present NP
cases at the Montrose and Northport Vet-
erans Hospital, with minimum NP sickness,
although these same NP cases in need of
more general medical treatment, than NP
treatment, which could be treated at the
Castle -Point VA Hospital; be it further
Resolved, That the remodernization with
the three empty buildings at Castle Point
VA Hospital, could be accomplished with a
minimum of $500,000 and a maximum of
$750,000; be it further
Resolved, That this Castle Point VA Hos-
pital could immediately accept and treat
general medical and surgical cases up to a
total of 350 bed patients with the TB cases,
if approval came from the Veterans' Ad-
ministration: be it further
Resolved, That as an economical measure,
the cost per diem per patient would de-
crease, if reactivated to its full capacity,
concurred to by Dr. William S. Middleton;
be it further
Resolved, That there has been an author-
ization made by the President, and Con-
gress, to the Veterans' Administration, of
remodernization of Castle Point VA Hos-
pital on September 1957, in the amount of $3
million and as of July 1, 1958, the recom-
mendation for the remodernization program
for Castle Point VA Hospital still in exist-
ence, when a few months later a cutback of
40 TB beds, and 10 general medical and
surgical cases, or a total of 50 beds was
ordered to take effect as of July 1, 1959, with
an additional 50 beds on July -1, 1960; be it
further
Resolved, That the Chief Medical and
Surgical Department had recommended to
the Veterans' Administration, the approval
of the remodernization of the Castle Point
VA Hospital, in the amount of $3,100,000 on
September 1957, and July 1, 1958, however
only a few months later ordered the cut-
back, and do not find. It fit to recommend
the reconversion to general medical and
surgical treatments; be it further
- Resolved, That the- cost of the remodern-
ization program including the remoderniza-
tion of the three empty buildings at this
VA Hospital, to its full bed capacity of 600
bed patients, would cost, and could be re-
modernized for 25 percent . of the original
appropriation, thus saving of $2,500,000
of the original appropriation, and could be
reactivated to its full capacity with a little
increase of additional personnel; however,
the per diem, per patient would cost less; be
it further
Resolved, That there are 20 counties in
the Albany VA hospital area, or approximate-
ly a little more than one-third of the New
York State Counties, handling general
medical and surgical cases, and which in-
cludes 6 counties which want their pa-
tients to go to Castle Point VA Hospital,
and are forced to be admitted, due to the
fact, that Castle Point VA hospital has been
known as a TB hospital; be it further
Resolved, That patients from Rockland,
Sullivan and the most populated area
(Westchester County) must be sent to New
York City VA Hospital, same condition as
Albany VA Hospital; - be it further
Resolved, That since the Veterans' Ad-
ministration did not make known, to the
General Public, and mostly to the counties
involved, that the general medical and
surgical cases could be referred to Castle
Point VA Hospital, the Veterans' Administra-
tion is fully responsible for the small wait-
ing list at Castle Point VA hospital, as very
few organizations, their service officers,
their rehabilitation officers, were only send-
ing TB cases to CastlePoint VA Hospital;
be it further
Resolved, That these nine counties have
over 200,000 veterans, in a fast-growing area,
with the International Machines Corp. being
constructed and added to this community, in
the city of Poughkeepsie, and Kingston,
N.Y., with a personnel of 17,000, approxi-
mately, also 3 large - new Satte - institu-
tions built only recently with added person-
nel, thus increasing- the veteran population,
where only a few miles away a new 800-unit
housing development will begin, practically
behind the hospital; be it further
Resolved, That since there are over 300
patients at Mount McGregor Hospital, which
is being kept active by New York State
to rehabilitate veterans after they are dis-
charged from veterans hospital, and several
times, the New York State was to closed this
rehabilitation center, and which also is this
year being considered by the New York State,
there is a very serious problem, in this area,
the- southeastern part of New York State,
as there are right now 504 veterans sick,
needy, and afflicted, besides those admitted to
the veterans hospital in Albany, and New
York VA hospital, which are not considered
a waiting list, but who are awaiting to en-
ter the hospital, but must wait 1 to 3 weeks;
be it further
Resolved, That the transportation prob-
lem of coming to and from Castle Point VA
Hospital, is much more economical, easy ac-
cess, to the members of the family of the
needy, sick, and afflicted veteran, and it has
been conceded by Dr. William S. Middleton,
that more. frequent visits from the family
helps greatly to restore the health much -
more sooner to such a veteran; be it further
Resolved, That since Dr. William S. Middle-
ton, has taken a stand, that the 504 waiting
list in this area, plus the admitted cases, is
not alarming to him, however this is a very
serious situation in this area, and since it
does involve the counties of Greene, Ulster,
Orange, Delaware, Rockland, Sullivan;
Dutchess, Putnam (most populated area),
Westchester, and northern Bronx, or the
largest population or populated area in the
United States, which also means, the largest
taxpaying population in the United States;
be it further
-Resolved, That a recommendation has
been submitted to Dr. William S. Middleton,
to authorize the use of the hospital for the
following type of medical care and a general
hospital, at the Castle Point, VA Hospital:
(a) When TB bed load drops that the in-
crease and bed conversion to other type of
medical and mental cases be authorized,
(b) That the six wards to be used for TB-
general medical-surgical type patients-
using wings- "D" and "E",
(c) Three buildings, now empty to be used
to: (1) Help alleviate overload at Northport
Veterans Hospital with long-term non-
dangerous cases; (2) to help out large wait-
ing list at Montrose VA Hospital with same
type of patients; (3) that the biggest prob-
lem in Veterans Administration is the old
aging veteran requiring longer periods of
medical care and rehabilitation-that con-
sideration be given to institute an allout
study type program for these veterans using
these existing buildings; be it further
Resolved, That there will be a increase of
veteran patient as these veterans grow older;
be it further
Resolved, That since warehousing, of men-
tally sick veterans is not encouraged, how-
ever there are many of the so-called mentally
sick, that need minimum of treatment for
such illness, but do not require medical and
surgical treatment, therefore such patients
could be treated at the Castle Point Hospi-
tal : Therefore, be it -
Resolved, That proper legislation be in-
introduced by the Congress of the United
States in the House of Representatives and
the U.S. Senate, and made into law, to re-
activate Castle Point VA Hospital to its full
capacity of 600 beds, with proper number of
hospital personnel, staff, also that proper ap-
propriation be made for the increase of per-
sonnel, patients and staff for the increase of
bed patients, also an appropriation to remod-
ernize the hospital and also the three empty
hospital buildings, which will amount to
$750,000, so that full reactivation of this
hospital be made immediately.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The following reports of committees
were submitted:
By Mr. FULBRIGHT, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations, without amendment:
5.455. A bill to provide for the appoint-
ment of an assistant to the Secretary of State
to assure joint policy and planning and
equitable budgeting of exchange of persons,
programs, and administrative cooperation
between staffs engaged in carrying out such
programs (Rapt. No. 188) ; and
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, April 15
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -SENATE
H. Con. Res.24. Concurrent resolution fa-
voring the meeting of the North 'Atlantic
Treaty Parliamentary Conference'for 1959 in
Washington, D.C. (Rept. No. 189).
By Mr. HENNINGS, from the Committee on
Rules and Administration, without amend-
ment:
H.J. Res. 301. Joint resolution providing
for printing copies of "Cannon's Procedure in
the House of Representatives"; and
S. Res. 100. Resolution to -extend time for
report on S. Res. 318 of the 85th Congress
relative to preservation and display of Senate
documents and records.
By Mr. HENNINGS, from this Committee
on Rules and Administration, witl~,Additional
amendments :
S. Res. 48. Resolution establioing a com-
mittee to study the matter Qf the develop-
ment and coordination of Avater resources
(Rept. No. 190).
PRINTING OF ADDITIONAL, COPIES
OF CERTAIN HEARINGS ON
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS IN
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN
AREA
Mr. HENNINGS, from the Committee
on Rules and Administration, reported
an original concurrent resolution (S.
Con. Res. 22) to print additional copies
of certain heal ings on transportation
problems in Mai gland, Virginia, and the
Washington mutropolitan area, which
was placed on the calendar, as follows:
Resolved by tic Senate (the House of
Representatives a ncurring), That there be
printed for the u 5e of the Joint Committee
on Washington IN (etropolitan Problems, one
thousand additio: ial copies of the hearings
held during the ]eighty-fifth Congress enti-
tied, "Transportai ionProblems in ryland,
Virginia, and the Washington Its tropolitan
Area." ,
MARY CUNNINGHAM
Mr. HENNINixS, from the Committee
on Rules and i administration, reported
an original resolution (S. Res. 104) to
pay a gratuity to Mary Cunningham,
which was placed on the calendar, as
follows :
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Sen-
ate hereby is al.thorized and directed to
-pay, from the contingent fund of the Sen-
ate, to Mary Cunningham, sister of Henry
Patrick Kiley, an employee of the Senate at
the time of his c eath, a sum equal to one
year's compensate an at the rate he was re-
ceiving by law at the- time of his death, said
sum to be consWered Inclusive of funeral
expenses and all ather allowances.
Total '---------------------------------------------------- -------------_--------------
Agencies exclusive of Department of Defense--------------------------------------
Department of Defense -------------------------------------------------------------
Inside continental United States__________________________________________________
Outside continental United States_________________________________________________
Industrial employment -------------------------------------------------------------
Foreign nationals ----------------------- ----------------------------------------? -----
i Exclusive of foreign nationals shown in the last line of this summary.
2 Subject to revision.
Department or agency
Personnel
Pay (in thousands)
February
January
Increase
Decrease
January
December.
-Increase
Decrease
Executive departments (except Department of Defense):
Agriculture__------_?-?-----------?---------------------?--------
1
83,561
30
564
83,573
147
30
------------
417
12
$35,639
14
412
$37,720
143
15
------------
031
731
Commerce
_------?---------- ---------------
Education
and W
lfare
H
lth
,
604
57
,
67
494
110
____________
,
26
239
,
301
27
0,2
1
,
________________________-____________
ea
,
e
Interior. _____---?---------------?-?-'-----------?---?--?-?----
,
49,255
,
49,210
45
____________
------------
,
24,248
,
24,894
____________
,
040
30,028
30,174
------------
146
17,071
17,842
771
Labor
--------------?--------------?----?---?------?------`--------
5,854
5,805
49
------------
3,169
3,150
$19
___
_
Post Office
------------------------ ----------------- ----
- 541,907
542,551
_
249,140
2 287,428
_
L
288
State a--------------------------------^-----'--??----------------
35345
435,261
84
___
14,588
16,063
------------
- -_?_______________?_?._?________--______________________
Treasury
78, 717
76,123
2, 594
------------
38, 019
39, 421
------------
1, 402
Executive Office of the President:
White House Office ____-_?__ - __.,___________________________________
400
402
2
254
260
6
_________________________________--
Bureau of the Budget-------------
425
423
'2
___________-
326
343
17
Council of Economic Advisers ----------------------------------------
30
34
------------
4
33
30
3
______
Executive Mansion and Grounds_____________________r__~__________
73
72
i
---------
------------
34
28
6
___________
National Security
Council b ---------
62
62
62
_
-.43
____________
2
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilisation_
1 654
1,650
4
__-________
,34
1,083
____________
49
President's Advisory Committee on Government Organicatlon_____-
6
6
-
-
------------
------------
4
5
------------
- 1
President's Committee on Fund Raising Within the Federal Service_
4
4
------------
------------
4
4
------------
------------
Independent agencies:
_
Alaska International Rail and Highway Commission ________________
2
2
--------?--
------------
2
2
------------
------------
American Battle Monuments Commission___________________________
611
611
-
90
3
Atomic Energy Commission_____.._______________________
6 715
6,760
45
59
4,440
------------
181
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System______
605
607
____________
2
364
361
3
__________
Boston National Historic Sites Commission________________________?_
3
3
------------
------------
1
1
------------
------------
Career Executive Board_____________________________________________
4
3
1
------------
I
------------
I
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REDUCTIC+N OF NONESSENTIAL
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES-CIVIL-
BRANCH
Mr. BYRD of Virginia. - Mr. Presi-
dent, as chairman of the Joint Commit-
tee on Reduction of Nonessential Fed-
eral Expenditures, I submit a report on
Federal employment and pay for the
month of February1959.-In accordance
with the practice of several years' stand-
ing, I ask unanimous consent to have
the report printed in the RECORD, to-
gether with a statement by me.
There being no objection, the report
and statement were ordered to be
,printed in-the RECORD, as follows:
FEDERAL PERSONNEL IN EXECUTIVE BRANCH,
FEBRUARY 1959 AND JANUARY 1959, AND PAY,
JANUARY 1959 AND DECEMBER 1958
PERSONNEL AND PAY SUMMARY
(See table T)
Information in monthly personnel reports
for February 1959 submitted to the Joint
Committee on Reduction of Nonessential
-Federal Expenditures is summarized as
follows:
In February,
numbered-
In January,
numbered-
Increase (~-)
or de-
crease (-)
In January
was-
In December
was-
Increase. (-{-)
or de-
crease (-)
2, 335, 224
1,257,055
1,078, 169
1,253,818
1,084,002
+3, 237
-5, 833
572, 481
495,659
624,617
506, 854
-52, 136
-11,195
2,152,494
182,730
565, 362
2,154, 657
183,163
569,395
-2, 163
-433
-4, 033
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
195, 416
8 Revised on basis of later information.
Table I, below, breaks down the above Table III break; down the above employ- ment -figures to show the number in indus-
figures on employment and pay by agencies. ment figures to i;how the number outside trial-type activities by agencies.
Table II breaks down the above employ- continental 'Unite I States by agencies. Table V shows foreign nationals by agen-
ment, figures to show the number inside Table IV breaks down the above employ- cies not included in tables I, II, III, and IV.
continental United States by agencies. - -
TABLE I.-Consolidated table of Federal personnel inside and- outside continental United States employed by the executive agencies during
February 1959, and comparison with January 1959, and pay for January 1959, and comparison with December 1958
:Footnotes at end of table. -
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TABLE I.-Consolidated table of Federal personnel inside and outside continental United States employed by the executive agencies during
February 1959, and comparison with January 1959, and pay for January 1959, and comparison with December 1958-Continued
Personnel
Pay (in thousands)
Department or agency
February
January
Increase
Decrease
January
December
Increase
Decrease
ndependent agencies-Continued
Civil Aeronautics Board_____________________________________________
680
682
4
------------
$442
$461
$19
Civil Service Commission____________________________________________
3,876
3,887
_
11
2,022
2,120
____________
98
Civil War Centennial Commission___________________________________
6
6
____________
____
4
4
_________---
Commission of Fine Arts____---__?________________?____-_________
4
4
___________.
____
3
3
------------
Commission on Civil Rights__--_______________---__--_---___------__
59
' 59
____--______
_______
38
39
___-----_-__
Development Loan Fund__________________________________________-
65
62
3
_______
48
41
$7
Export-Import Bank of?Washington__________-______________________
225
225
_-_____-____
.______
152
135
17
Farm Credit Administration________________________________________
849
854
____________
5
502
511
___
Federal Aviation Agency
31,005
30,210
796
_______
17,225
17,376
___
151
Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of Review
7
7
_______
4
4
__-_________
federal Communications Commission
1, 231
1, 231
____________
_______
743
775
____________
32
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation______________________________
1,231
1,229
2
________
- 698
737
____________
39
Fedora] Home Loan Bank Board
942
938
4
________
- 528
547
____________
19
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service_________________________
336
338
2
282
270
12
Federal Power Commission_________________________________________
802
790
12
________
485
493
-----------
8
Federal Trade Commission____________ ______________________________
721
724
------------
3
471
490
------------
19
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission_____________________________
76
76
_
54
56
_________..__
2
General Accounting Office___________________________________________
General Services Administration 6___________________________________
5,209
27,964
5,221
28,059
__________
____________
2
95
2,792
11,746
2,921
11,978-
____________
__
129
232
'Government Contract Committee___________________________________
28
26
2
------------
14
15
------------
I
Government Printing Office_________________________________________
6,497
6,473
24
------------
3,259
3,318
------------
59
Housing andHome Finance Agency ---------------------------------
10,944
10,956
------------
- 12
6,917-
6,197
_________._
280
Hudson-Champlain Celebration Commission________________________
3
3
_
1
___._____..__
Indian Claims Commission__________________________________________
17
17
------------
10
6
Interstate Commerce Commission___________________________________
2,249
2,236
13
____________
1,317
1,368
------------
Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission_______________________________
8
8
------------
____________
5
5
------------
National Aeronautics and Space Administration_____________________
8, 534
8,450
84
____________
5,120
5,243
____________
123
National Capital Housing Authority_________________________________
299
296
4
____________
123
126
3
National Capital Planning Commission______________________________
31
30
1
____________
20
22
____________
2
National Gallery of Art______________________________________________
316
318
____________
2
122
131
_________._
9
National Labor Relations Board_____________________________________
1,413
1,395
18
------------
808
934
------------
36
National Mediation Board___________________________________________
114
118
_
88
80
8
------------
National Science Foundation________________________________________
482
416
66
____________
- 240
218
22
------------
Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission__________________
11
10
1
-------------
1
____________
_____-______
Panama Canal_______________-----_____________?___-__-_-______-----
14, 075
14, 112
37
3, 3,024
4,014
--------
90
Railroad Retirement Board__________________________________________
2,348
2, 375
------------
27
1,109
1,135
___
26
Renegotiation Board__________________ --------?----------?-??----
314
315
------------
1
224
242
------------
18
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation_____________________
149
153
____________
4
79
97
____________
18
Securities and Exchange Commission________________________________
920
913
13
____________
553
575
____________
22
Selective Service System_____________________________________________
Ad
i
i
ti
S
ll B
i
t
6,394
788
1
6,394
742
1
____________
46
____________
1,780
992
1,888
067
1
____________
58
75
on______________________________________
ness
m
n
s
ra
ma
us
Smithsonian Institution_____________________________________________
Soldiers' Home ------------------------------------------------------
,
1,007
1,003
,
993
1,002
14
1
____________
____________
____________
446
298
,
460
299
____________
------------
------------
14
1
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida Water Study Com-
mission------------------------------------------------------------
8
6
2
------------
I
-"""'-
1
Subversive Activities Control Board_________________________________
32
32
------------
____________
25
25
____________
_
Tariff Commission ---------------------------------------------------
223
222
1
------------
146
162
------------
6
Tax Court of the United States______________________________________
150
163
____________
3
105
104
1
------------
Tennessee Valley Authority_________________________________________
14,051
14,931
20
____________
7,998
8,131
------------
133
Texas Water Study Commission_____________________________________
11
8
3
____________
2
____
2
2
_----__-____
Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission_________---_____________
2
2
____-_______
________.c___
2
2
____________
U.S. Information Agency____________________________________________
'
10,737
172
367
10,750
172
430
____________
13
63
3,636
66
706
70
34
-
_____.-_____
234
3
528
Administration______________________________________
Veterans
Virgin Islands Corporation__________________________________________
,
1,002
,
1,065
________--__
____________
63
,
106
90
____-____-__
16
,
____________
Total, excluding Department of Defense_ __________________________
1, 257, 055
1, 253, 818
4, 440
1, 203
572, 481
17
124
52, 260
Not change, excluding Department of Defense_____________________
3,2
37
____________
_-__
52,
136
Department of Defense:
-
Office of Secretary of Defense________________________________________
1,701
402
405
1,687
407
214
14
_____.____
812
1
1,128
1 185
584
08
103
____________
8o
609
Department of the Army
Department of the Navy
,
355,857
,
359,012
___.________
____________
,
3,155
,
169,163
10
5, 847
Department of the Air Force_________________________________________
315,209
316,089
____________
880
139,784
443
-
4,669
Total, Department of Defense
1, 078,169
1, 084, 002
14
5, 847
495, 659
854
1,195
Net decrease, Department of Defense______________________________
6,
833
____________
____
-
195
Grand total, including Department of Defense_____________________
2, 336, 224
2
820
37
4, 464
7, 050
1, 068,140
471
63, 455
Net decrease, including Department of Defense____________________
-
-
2,
596
____________
-
_
331
I February figure includes 213 seamen on the rolls of the Maritime Administration
and their pay.
2 Includes pay of temporary Christmas employees.
3 February figure includes 12,880 employees of the International Cooperation
Administration as compared with 12,817 in January, and their pay. These ICA
figures include employees who are paid from foreign currencies by deposited foreign
governments in a trust fund for this purpose. The February figure includes 2,036
of these trust fund employees and the January figure include 2,036.
' Revised oft the basis of later Information. e Exclusive of personnel and pay of the Central Intelligence Agency. Agl<
Includes 3 employees of the Federal Facilities Corporation.
Subject to revision.
TABLE II.-Federal personnel inside continental United States employed by the executive agencies during February 1959, and comparison
with January 1959
Department or agency
February
January
In-
crease
De-
crease
Department or agency
February
January
In-
crease
Do-
crease
Executive departments (except Department
Executive Office of the President:
of Defense):
White House Office -------------------
400
402
________
2
Agriculture --------------------------------
I
82, 348
82,357
________
9
Bureau of the Budget_ ________________
i
il
f E
i
Ad
C
425
30
423
34
2
-
4
Commerce
------- _______________?
l health, Education, and Welfare ___________
29, 972
57,088
29,546
56, 971.
420
117
--------
________
sers_____________
ounc
conom
v
o
c
Executive Mansion and Grounds__________
73
72
_______
1
_
interior- -------------------------
---------
4
9 4S, 601
9
23
___
5
National Security Council '_ ______________
ati
n
M
bili
Off
f Ci
il
d D
f
62
054
1
62
650
1
--------
4
8
7
2
2
,820
5, 708
--------
61
1
2
__
z
o
_ -
ice o
v
an
e
ense
o
President's Advisory Committee on Gov-
,
,
_
Post Office------------------------
-----'-
539
8
3
540570
_______-
rnment Organization___________________
6
6
__...___
_______-
State
' ----___________
8, 767
8,724
43
________
President's Committee on Fund Raising
Treasury
------- --------------------------
77,828
77,828
75,246
2,582
________
Within the Federal Service______________
4
4
________
________
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TABLE II.-Federal personnel inside continental United States employed by the executive agencies during February 1959, and comparison
with'Janue ry 1959-Continued
11
Department or agency
February
January
In-
De-
Department or agency
February
January
In-
De-
crease
crease
crease
crease
Independent agencies:
Independent agencies-Continued
Alaska International Rail and Highway
National Science Foundation______________
482
416
66
--------
Commission -----------------------------
2
2
--------
--- -_--
Outdoor Recreation Resources Review
AmericanBatdoMonuments Commission-
14
14
-------
-_-. __-_
Commission_____________________________
11
10
1
--------
Atomic Energy Commission______________
6,683
6,727
-------
44
Panama Canal -------- --------------------
396
406
--------
10
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
Railroad Retirement Board_______________
2,348
2, 375
System__________________________________
605
607
________
2
Renegotiation Board ----------------------
314
315
--------
1
Boston National Historic Sites Commis-
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Cor-
sion -
3
3
-
149
163
4
Carper Executive
4
3
1
Securities and Exchange Commission---__
026
913
13
__-____
Civil Aeronautics Board________________-_
686
682
4
Selective Service System--_______--_--____
215
6,215
_ _
-
_
Civil Service Commission------_-._-______-
3, 866
3, 878
12
Small Business Administration.-----_-_--_
, 763
1
710
44
------
Civfi War Centennial Commission--__-_-_
6
6
_------_
-_-. -___
Smithsonian Institution-------------------
991
,
977
14
Commission of Fine Arts_________________
4
4
__-__-__
_--.--_-
Soldiers'-Homo____--___________-__________
003
1
002
1
__-_____
Commission on Civil Rights
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
and
,
Development Loan Fund_ _______ _________
65
62
3
,
Florida Water Study Commission
______
8
6
2
Export-Import Bank of Washington_______
225
225
-------
--? ----
_
Subveraivo Activities Control Board
32
32
----
Farm Credit Administration
839
______
Tariff Commission
_
223
222
-----1-
1
----
--------
Federal Aviation AgencY --------- -----?--
29,52 .,9
28,752
777
___________
____________
Tax Court of the United States
150
153
3
Federal Coal Mine Safety Board ofReview
Federal Communications Commission_-_
1 217
7
1
216
________
1
___ ____
____--_--_-_
Tennessee ValleAuthorit
,051
14,931
20
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
1, 229
,
Texas Water Study Commission__________
11
8
3
Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commis
Federal Mediation and Concilition Serv
c
ra
lon Agony
2
658
2
2669
11
Federal Power Oommission
730
790
12
2
Vetera s
d
-
VeteransAdministration_
,
,189
171258
69
Federal Trade Commission________________
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission...
721
75
724
76
--------
--------
3
1
Total, excluding Department of Defense.
N
I
D
l
i
1,197, 623
1,194, 437
4,372
1,186
General Accounting O1llce_________________
5,131
6,142
11
et
ncrease, exc
ud
ng
epartment of
General Se vices Administration S---------
27,915
28,010
95
Defense_______________________________
__________
__________
3,1
86
Governme t Contract Committee ---------
Printing Office ----------------
Government
28
6,497
26
6,473
2
24
--------
artment of Defense.
Department
and Home Finance
y____
_
_
10, 764
10, 780
_
Office of the Secretary of Dofenso ----------
1,659
1,644
16
--------
ion CC
Hudson-Champlain. -
ommis
-
Department of the Army__________
348, 651
350, 396
________
Sion ---------------------------?---------
3
3
--??-
--
Department of the Navy__________________
323, 254
326, 506
-
Indian Claims Commission_____--____-_-__
17
17
__-_____
___..-__-
Department of the Air Force_____________
281,307
281,674
367
Interstate Commerce Commission------_-_
Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission
2, 240
8
2, 236
8
13
__
--_ ...._
Total, Department of Defense___________
954, 871
900, 220
-5,304
National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
Net decrease, Department of Defense___
________
__________
5,
349
fstratfon---------------------------------
National Capital Housing Authority----__
8,530
299
8,446
295
84
4
___....__
Grand total, including Department of
--
National Capital Planning Commission _-_
l
31
31
30
31
1
...
2
Defense_______________________________
Net decrease
includin
De
a
tm
f
t
2,152,404
2,154,657
4,387
6,550
National Ga
lery of Art--------- ----------
National Labor Relations Board ----
6
1,389
8
1,373
--------
16
___.___
,
g
p
r
en
o
Defense_______________________________
__________
2,1
63
National Mediation Board ---------- -...._
114
118
__-_____
4
4 February figure includes 213 seamen on the rolls of the Maritime Administrati rn.
2 Revised on the basis of later information.
3 February figure includes 1,841 employees of the International Cooperation . ad-
ministration as compared with 1,841 in January.
4 Exclusive of personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency.
E Includes 3 employees of the Federal Facilities Corporation.
TABLE III. Federal personnel outside continental United State. employed by the executive agencies during February 1959, and comparison
with January 1959'
Department or agency
February
January
In-
1)e-
Department or agency
February
January
In-
De-
crease
crease
crease
crease
Executive departments (except Department
Independent agencies-Continued
of Defense):
Selective Service System__________________
179
179
--------
Agriculture_______________________.__--__-__
1,213
1,216
3
SmallBusiness Administration----____-___
25
23
.
Commerce_______________________.____---__
592
601
9
Smithsonian Institution--------_-____-____
16
16
_
Health, Education, and Welfare---_____-___
516
523
7
U.S. Information Agency_________________
8,079
8, 081
Interior_________________________-._________
631
r 609
22
Veterans' Administration---------______-_
1,178
1,172
_
Justice___________________________.---______
L
b
360
354
6
12
Virgin Islands Corporation----------___-__
1,002
1,055
3
a
or--------------------------------------
Post Office -----------------------------
85
2,034
97
1,981
--------
53
--------
Total, excluding Department of Do-
State 2-----------------------------------
26,578
1 26,537
41
--------
tense__________________________________
59,432
59,381
167
116
Treasury ----------------------------------
- 889
877
12
--------
Not increase, excluding Department of
[ndependent agencies:
B
M
Defense_______________________________
__________
__________
5
1
American
attle
onuments Commis-
sion --------------------------------------
497
497
_
Department of Defense:
Atomic Energy Commission______________
32
33
--------
1
Office of the Secretary of Defense__________
42
43
--------
1
Civil Service Commission ------------------
10
9
1
--------
Department of the Army__________________
56,751
56, 818
--------
67
Farm Credit Administration ---------------
10
i0
________
--------
Department of the Navy__________________
32,603
32, 506
97
--------
Federal Aviation Agency ------------- _----
i
1, 476
. 1, 458
18
___ _---
Department of the Air Force --------------
33; 9Q2
34, 415
--------
513
Federal Communications Commias
on_..
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation__
14
'2
15
2
________
_
1
Total, Department of Defense___________
123, 298
123, 782
97
--
581
Qenerat Accounting Oflice______--_-__--_--
Ad
i
G
l S
i
i
t
ti
78
49
79
9
Net decrease, Department of Defense____
__________
__________
4
84
m
enera
erv
ces
n
s
ra
on- ----------
and Home Finance Agency ------
180
4
176
--------
4
--_,
Grand total, including Department of
National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
Defense_______________________________
182,730
183,163
264 697
ministration_____________________________
4
4
Net decrease, including Department of
National Labor Relations Board__________
24
22
Defense-------------------------------
----------
-----------
433
Panama Canal ------------------- .---------
13,679
13,706
--------
27
I
I Revised on basis of dater information.
2 February figure includes 11,039 employees of the International Cooperation
Ad.rhinfstration as compared with 10,076 in January. These ICA figures Inc.de
employees who are paid from foreign currencies deposited by foreign governments
in a trust fund for this purpose. The February figure includes 2,036 of these trust
fund employees and the January figure includes 2,036.
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TABLE IV.-Industrials employees of the Federal Government inside and outside continental United States employed by the executive agencies
during February 1959, and comparison with January 1959
Department or agency
February
January
In-
De-
Department or agency
February
January
In-
De-
crease
crease
crease
crease
rxecutive departments (except Department
Department of Defense:
Department of the Army:
of Defense):
...................
Agriculture
3,201
3,047
154
--------
Inside continental United States ------
,
132,675
2135,250
2
2, 575
............
----------------------
Commerce
2,061
2,000
61
--------
Outside continental United States---__
110,375
9,500
875
--------
----------
Interior -----------------------------------
6,855
6
441
6,846
467
5
9
--------
26
Department of the Navy:
Inside continental United States ------
200,581
202,837
--------
2,256
Treasury----------------------------------
Independent agencies:
,
,
--------
Outside continental United States_--__
5,157
5,187
--------
30
0
Atomic Energy Commission--------------
1.54
8
156
808
--------
12
2
Department of the Air Force:
Insido continental United States------
158,032
158,267
--------
23.5
Federal Aviation Agency__________________
Federal Communications Commission----
20
13
13
--------
--------
--------
Outside continental United States -----
3,623
3, 719
-------
60
--
General Services Adininistration_______-__
Government?PrintingOffice---------------
1,247
6,497
1,238
6,473
9
24
--------
--------
Total Department ofDefense -------
510,443
514,760
875
6,192
National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
Not decrease, Department of De-
4
3
17
istration---------??--------------------
8,534
8,450
84
--------
fense------------------------------
----------
--------
,
Panama Canal ----------------------------
Tennessee Valley Authority---------------
6,942
12,152
6,064
12, 118
--------
34
22
------
Grand total, including Department
-
Virgin Islands Corporation________________
1,002
1,055
........
- --
53
of Defense -------------------------
including Department
Net decrease
565,362
569,895
1,262
5,295
Total, excluding Department of Defense-
54,919
54, 635
387
103
,
of Defense-------------------------
----------
----------
4,0
33
Net increase, excluding Department of
Defense --------------------------------
2
84
1 Subject to revision. 2 Estimate.
TABLE V.-Foreign nationals working under United States agencies overseas, excluded from tables I through IV of this report, whose
services are provided by contractual agreement between the United States and foreign governments or because of the nature of their
work or the source of funds from which they are paid, as of February 1959 and comparison with January 1959
B
l
ium
---------------------
-
12
11
------------
--------------
--------------
12
n
e
g
------------
---------------
land
E
-----------------
-
4,158
4,171
-
------ -------
--------------
--------------
.4,168
4,171
ng
--
-----------------------------
France
--------------------
-
-
22,142
22,107
16, 777
16, 824
--------------
5, 3fi5
.5, 373
----
-
.----------------------
man
G
-----------------
84,528
84,549
72, 405
72, 444
57
12, 067
12,048
er
y-------------------------------
Japan_---------------------------------------------------
Korea----? ---------
72,112
7, 688
73,378
7,640
27, 981
7,688
28, 833
7,640
16, 033
-----------81-
36,006
-----------82
28, 098
--------------
28,449
--------------
Malta_.. --- -
81
082
4
82
4
389
-----------12
------------
3
829
831
--------------
3,241
--------------
3, 535
Morocco---=- -
lands
th
N
------------
,
39
,
41
--------------
---?---- 2
-
__.....__
--------------
39
41
er
e
---------------------------------
No
wa
---------------
25
25
--------------
--------------
25
25
r
y----------------------------------
ain
S
-----------------
-
-
2
--------------
--------------
--------------
2
p
-------
-
-------------------------
Trinidad---------------- ---------------------------------
588
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
Total---------------------------??---------------
STATEMENT BY SENATOR BYRD OF VIRGINIA
Executive agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment reported civilian employment in the
month of February totaling 2,335,224. This
was a net decrease of. 2,596 as compared with
employment reported in the preceding month
of January.
Civilian employment reported by the execu-
tive agencies of the Federal Government, by
month In fiscal year 1959, which began July 1,
1958, follows:
Month
Employment
Increase
Decrease
July----------------
2,373,410
6,306
_
August_____________
2,373,934
524
_
September----_-___
2,356,493
----------
17,441
October ------------
2,355,482
----------
1,301
November ----------
Decemb
21354,767
2,351,833
_---_-_
----------
715
January-..------
February -----------
2, 337, 820
2,335,224
4, 013
2,690
Total Federal employment in civilian agen-
cies for the month of February was 1,257,055,
an increase of 3,237 as compared with the
January total of 1,253,818. Total civilian
employment in the military agencies in Feb-
compared with 1,084,002 in January.
Civilian agencies reporting the larger in-
creases were Treasury Department with
2,594, Federal Aviation Agency with 795
and Commerce Department with 417. The
increase in Treasury Department was largely
seasonal. The largest decrease was reported
by Post Office Department with 644.
In the Department of Defense decreases in
civilian employment wens reported by the
Department of the Navy with. 3,165, the De-
partment of the Army with 1,812, and the
Department of the Air Force with 880.
Inside continental United States civilian
employment decreased 2,163 and outside
continental United States civilian employ-
ment decreased 433. Industrial employment
by Federal agencies in February totaled 565,-
362, a decrease of 4,033.
These figures are from reports certified by
the agencies as compiled by the Joint Com-
mittee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal
Expenditures.
FOREIGN NATIONALS
The total of 2,335,224 civilian employees
certified to the committee by Federal. agen-
cies in their regular monthly personnel re-
ports includes some foreign nationals em-
ployed in U.S. Government activities abroad,
but in addition to these there were 195,416
foreign nationals working for U.S. military
agencies during February who were not
counted in the usual personnel reports. The
number in January was, 197,073. A break-
down of this employent for February
follows:
Country
Total
Army
Navy
Air
Force
Belgium -----------
12
------
12
12
England-----------
4,158
---?-
-
4,158
Fra nce-------------
Germany-_-------_
22,142
84, 528
-_ . _
56
5,365
12,067
Japan--------------
72,112
-
16,033
28,098
Korea______________
7,688
__-____
_.____
Malta-------------
81
81
Morocco--_-------_
4,082
829
3,241
Netherlands------_
39
_-
39
Norway -----------
25
25
Trinidad-.........-
549
-
-
-?
Total.....-
195; 416
-
53,005
BILLS INTRODUCED
Bills were introduced, read the first
time, and, by unanimous consent, the
second time, and referred as follows:
By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr.
AIKEN, Mr. BRIDGES, Mr. DODD, Mr.
GREEN, Mr. PASTORE, Mr. PROUTY,
and Mrs. SMrrH) :
S. 1672. A bill to rescind the action of the
President imposing quotas on petroleum and
petroleum products; to the Committee on
Finance.
(See the remarks of Mr. COTTON when he
Introduced the above bill, which appear
under a separate heading.)
By Mr. BARTLETT (for himself and
Mr. GRUENING) :
S. 1673. A bill to amend section 201(a) (4)
of the Federal Property and Administrative
Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(a)(4)) with re-
spect to the powers and duties of the Ad-
ministrator of General Services as to repre-
sentations in original and appellate judicial
proceedings; to the Committee on Govern-
ment Operations.
By Mr. CHAVEZ,
S. 1674. A bill for the relief of Spencer F.
Coffey; and
S. 1875. A bill for the relief of Beatrice
Ohanessian; to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary.
By Mr. PASTORE:
S. 1676. A bill for the relief of Arsene
Kavoukdjian (Arlene Kavookjian); and
S. 1877. A bill to provide for the incorpo-
ration of the National Women's Relief Corps,
Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Repub-
lic, organized 1883, 76 years old; to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary.
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By Mr. WILLIAMS of Delaware:
13. 1678. A bin to amend the Mineral Leas-
ing Act for acquired lands to require com-
petitive bidding for leases of deposits of oil
and gas not within any known geological
structure of a producing oil or gas field; to
the Committee on Interior and Insular Af-
fairs.
(See the remarks of Mr. WILLIAMS of Dela-
ware when he introduced the above bill,
which appear under a separate heading.)
By Mr. JAVITS:
S. 1679. A bill for the relief of Drago Fra-
nic; to the Committee,on the Judiciary.
S. 1880. A bill to amend section 106 of the
Housing Act of 1949 with, respect to the pro-
vision of civil defense shelter facilities in
urban renewal areas; to the Committee on
(See the remarks of Mr. errs when he
Introduced the last above-m tioned bill,
which appear under a separate h, ing.)
S. 1681. A bill to provide an elect mayor,
city council, school board, and non oting
delegate to the -House of Representativ for
the District of Columbia, and for other r-
(See the remarks of Mr. MoasE when he
Introduced the above bill, which appear un-
der a separate heading.)
By Mr. HOLLAND:
S. 1682. A bill for the relief of Mitchell W.
Freeman, J. V. Cruce and his wife, Evelyn S.
Cruse, and Mrs. Monte Pickens; to the Com-
mittee an Interior and Insular Affairs.
By Mr. MCCARTHY:
S. 1683. A bill .to amend the Hatch Act to
permit all officers and employees of the Gov-
ernment to exercise the full responsibility
of citizenship and to take an active part in
the political life of the United States; to the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
.1684. A bill for the relief of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Skogen Woods; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LANGER:
S. 1685. A bill for the relief of Blyth Ying
Lee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. SYMINGTON (for himself and
Mr. HUMPHREY) :
S. 1686. A bill to provide for the public wel-
fare by authorizing and directing the Secre-
tary of Health, Education, and Welfare to ini-
tiate a food certificate program for the bene-
fit of low income and"unemployed persons;
to the Committee on Labor and Public Wel-
fare.
(See the remarks of Mr. SYMINGTON when
he introduced the above bill, which appear
under a separate heading.)
By Mr. DOUGLAS:
S. 1687. A bill for the relief of Rachel Ann
Proctor; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BEALL:
S. 1688. -A bill to authorize the American
Society of International Law to use certain
real estate in the District of Columbia as
the national headquarters of such society;
to the Committee on the District of Co-
lumbia.
By Mr. MUNDT (for himself and Mr.
DOUGLAS) :
S. 1689. A bill to create the FreedomCom-
mission for the developments of the science
of counteractfoh to the world Communist
conspiracy and for the training and develop-
ment of leaders in a total political war; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
(See the remarks of Mr. MUNDT when he
introduced the above bill, whichappear un-
der a separate heading.)
By Mr. MUNDT (for himself and Mr.
CASE of South Dakota) :
6. 1690. A bill to anrend the act of Septem-
ber 2, 1958 (72-Stat. 1773, Public Law 85-923)
concerning payment of debts out of compen-
sation for trust land on the lower Brule
Sioux Reservation taken by the United
States;
S. 1691. A bill t, r amend the act of Septem-
ber 2, 1958 (72 Stf t. 1766; Public Law 85-916)
concerning payment of debts out of compen-
sation for trust land on the Crow Creek
Sioux Reservation taken by the United
States; and
S. 1692. A bill to amend the act of Septem-
ber 2, 1958 (72 Stf t. 1762, Public Law 85-915)
concerning payment of debts out of compen-
sation for trust 1: mnd on the Standing -Rock
Sioux Reservation taken by the United
States; to the O )mmittee on Interior and
Insular Affairs.
By Mr. CAF ROLL:
S. 1693. A bill f >r the relief of William D.
Warren; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. HI LL. (for himself and Mr.
YARDOROUnH):
S. 1694. A bill i o extend the existing au-
thority to provl Is hospital and medical
care for veterans who are U.S. citizens tem-
porarily residing abroad to include those
with peacetime service-incurred disabilities;
to the Committ ,e on Labor and Public
Welfare.
By Mr. MAC IrNUSON:
S. 1695. A bill for the relief of Lovro
Mataya; and
S. 1696. A bill f >r the relief of Wong Sue
Chee; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KE VNEDY (for himself and
Mr. AIKEr') :
.1697. A bill to amend the Mutual De-
fe a Assistance Control Act of 1951; to the
cc' ittee on For;ign Relations. -
(Se the remarks of Mr. KENNEDY when he
introdu d the s ?bove bill, which appear
under a s arate I eading.)
By M[Tr-DT:
S. 1698. A , ll far the relief of Thelxiopi
Vonofacidow; t: to Committee on the Judi
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CONCURRI:N RESOLUTION
Mr. HENNINC ?S, f m the Committee
on Rules and Adr iinist tion, reported an
original concurr ant resollution (S. Con.
Res. 22) to pri:it additlt4lal copies of
certain hearings on transpd tation prob-
lems in Maryle nd, Virgini and the
Washington metropolitan aren., which
was placed on tl.e calendar. \
(See the abov 3 concurrent res71 ution
printed in full i vliere it appears ii4der
the heading "R( ports of committee ")
RESOLUTIONS
Mr. MANSFIELD (for himself, - Mr.
- HAYDEN, Mr. MUI.RAY, Mr. ANDERSON, Mr.
GOLDWATER, Mr. MCNAMARA, Mr. Moss,
and Mr. CHAVEZ) submitted a resolution
(S. Res. 101) oplosing the release at the
present time of any part of any Gov-
ernment invento,y of copper, which was
referred to the Committee on Interior
and Insular Affa .rs.
(See the abov s resolution printed in
full when submi ;ted by Mr. MANSFIELD,
which appears tnder a separate head-
ing.)
Mr. NEUBERUER (for himself, Mr.
CARROLL, and Mr DOUGLAS) submitted a
resolution (S. Res. 102) directing the
Committee on Ri files and Administration
to report a pay a ad classification system
for employees o." Senators, which was
referred to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
(See the above ) resolution printed in
full when submit tell by Mr. NEUBERGER,
which appears under a separate head-
ing.)
Mr. HUMPHREY (for himself, Mr.
JAVITS, and Mr. NEUBERGER) submitted a
resolution (S. Res. 103) favoring the rec-
ognition of April 15 of each year as
Africa Freedom Day, which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
(See the above resolution printed in full
when submitted by Mr. HUMPHREY,
which appears under a separate head-
ing.)
Mr. HENNINGS, from the Committee
on Rules and Administration, reported an
original resolution (S. Res. 104) to pay a
gratuity to Mary Cunningham, which
was placed on the calendar.
(See above resolution printed in full
where it appears under the heading
"Reports of Committees.")
RESCISSION OF QUOTAS ON OIL
IMPORTS
Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, a Presi-
dential proclamation, issued March 10,
has clamped tight restrictions on imports
of crude ail and its principal products
into the United States. The President's
order can only have the most damaging
consequences for the consumers and the
industries of New Hampshire, New Eng-
land, and most of the eastern seaboard.
The New England Senators, individu-
ally and collectively, had urged the Pres-
ident not to take this action. We
warned him that such restrictions would
adversely affect New England's industrial
growth, its competitive economic posi-
tion, and the welfare of its citizens. My
own appeal against the mandatory im-
port cutbacks called attention to the fact
that It could result in shortages, or price
increases which would have far-reaching
effects.
Some of our worst fears were con-
firmed recently during the Easter recess
of the Congress, when the specific quotas
on residual oil imports were announced.
The quota was set at 347,311 barrels a
day for the next 3 months. This is a
cutback of more than 27 percent when
compared to average daily imports of
476,000 barrels in 1957 and 1958.
A reduction of this magnitude will al-
most inevitably have the most serious
th residual oil consumed in the Nation.
Th e of us who were gravely concerned
abou the impact of a possible 10- or 15-
percent,cutback are now being hit by a
27-perceri.,t slash in these vital imports.
The advl rse effects of the President's
proclamation were spelled out to the Sen-
ate by the senior Senator from Vermont
[Mr. AIKEN] in`clear and unmistakable
terms. They are worth reemphasizing.
The restrictions on oil imports are:
First. Discriminatory to a populous re-
gion of the United States which has no
natural fuel supplies.
Second. A major contribution to in-
flation.
Third. Conducive to unemployment.
Fourth. Harmful to our good relations
with other oil producing -countries.
Furthermore, the quotas:
First. Will place U.S. industry at a
further competitive disadvantage in the
world markets.
Second. Will weaken our national se-
curity. )el
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