Evening star., 1948-01-14

present planning, that other nations
are now producing such weapons in
quantity"
Since it is known that other ma
tions with the scientific knowledge
and raw materials are working
diligently on the problem OF atomic
power" the commissioners said, "it
would be an unreasonable risk, and
therefore a reckless course, to rely
on other nations not having atomic
power by the end of 1852"
There is such thing as "blunder-
ing into a war;" or the possibility
that a war might be started by a
totalitarian nation to divert its sub
jects from domestic difficulties, the
commission said.
"The world situation is dangerous,
and our foreign policy Is not run
ming away from the danger. This
is not to criticize our foreign policy.
A nation in the position in which
the United States finds itself today
has no choice but to follow policies
which may lead to friction with
other nations"
The commission said that unless
the incompatability of the East and
West can be overcome and the
energy OF the world turned toward
the building of peace rather than
toward preparing for destruction, a
war may break out which neither
side wants"
The report, which led of with
military needs, covered aircraft
manufacturing, civil aviation, re-
search and development and Gov
ernment reorganization.
Other Recommendations.
Additional recommendations in
cluded: Est.
1. Defense functions should be
consolidated and integrated "to
increase the dollar efficiency of
every segment Of it,
2. The Air Force Air Transport
Command and the Naval Air Trans
port Service should be consolidated.
3. THE continuing and rigid en-
forcement of wartime security mea-
sures with regard to advanced
aeronautical development is nee
essary now.''
4. The military establishment
should be reviewed every two years
by a Presidential commission con-
f1rmed by the Senate. Members
should serve only once and the re-
port should be made public.
S. Purchases of military aircraft
should be increased to $4,000 600
pounds this year compared with
present delivery prospects Of 21,-
100000 pounds, and to 66,000,0 900
pounds in 1949.
6. Military aircraft purchasing
should be on five-year basis in
stead of year-to-year, recon-
mendation seconded by Defense
Secretary Forrestal.
Training for Research.
7. Training Of new personnel for
research work should be given high
priority in the face Of possible
shortage of technicians to operate
new equipment now being planned
or built.
8. A plan for putting into service
new research laboratories for study
ing speeds near and beyond the
speed of sound should be made ef-
fective as quickly as. possible be-
cause "the United States is danger
ously short" of such equipment.
8. The air lines must be kept
strong and healthy because of their
value as a potential military auxili-
ary. They are not in such a con-
dition at the present time" Air
mail pay rates must be raised.
10. The Civil Aeronautics Board
should have full economic control
over nonscheduled air carriers and
over rates of international airlines.
IL. The board should move slow
ly in authorizing new air transport
businesses for scheduled service and
should defer, for short time, any
new route awards pending gen.
eral review of the situation. If the
CAB does not make such a review,
Congress should.
IL. The CAB should prevent the
control by surface carriers of the
United States air transport sys-
tenn or any important segment
thereof" However, it should not
exclude railroads and shiplines en-