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AIN AAOa~FPA SCA AdeiOllS SolIl-
mittee recoiended today a rela-
lively moi cut in defense
budget esates after deciding
that any NJ toward large-scale
reductions puld cripple the ma
tional defe effort"
The conttee asked the House
to provide l.8 billions in cash to
run the fed services for the
fiscal yearsinning July l. This
would be o3 million less than
recommend by President Tru-
man and 30 million below the
total proed for the current
fiscal yeah
In addh to this cash, the
committedthorized the defense
establishnit to make contracts
for futurSending of s1,085,785,-
600. Thnakes the overall de-
fense Hram approximately
s13.9 billI
AS inckd in the General Ap-
propriatiI Bill, the defense
money wh give the Army, Navy
and Air fee enough to pay the
manpowSth estimated they
would hahn uniform during the
next f1scsear-1 ,507, 900 persons.
MAJ Headed Group.
Defendtems were studied by
a subcomttee headed by Repre-
Gentativddahon, Democrat. of
Texas. Recommending the $12.6
billion OF ly. his group made this
observatk
For tpresent, the committee
feels ths the Nation cannot
safely ME a further reduction
in the MARY program. In fact,
the comttee feels that there is
ample want for a number of
Increases the budget to more
adequates prepare this country
for an urgency. but increases
have noteen made because of
the neceE for economy and f.
nancial bility."
The suSmmittee took occasion
to cautI the public against
thinkingi terms OF a push
button" t.
ANY Ssible conflict in the
near futI would find us relying
for the psf part on weapons
deyelopeqrior to VJ-Day," it
reported.
New wpons have been per-
fected, Hever, the committee
acknowleed. 1t listed some of
them-an improved "bazooka u
gun. an4aircraft guns with
higher rae, the Acton General
Patton" NIX, guided missiles,
more effi.nt supply equipment
and "miary applications of
atomic en- ngy."
o0uSS Cu6SVSsCus
While subcommittee empha-
sized it din not propose to cut the
strength 1 defense forces below
budget et tmates. it suggested
that saviB could be made in
various sas of procurement,
such as III and clothing. The
largest rections were made in
supply itei.
The supmmittee had sharp
words for +. Truman's action in
holding u Air Force to 48
groups bi impounding money
voted for his years increment
of a pro:ted 70-group force.
This, stad the subcommittee,
"amountedto an item veto, a
power not essessed by the Presi-
dent"
1t notedhat its information
indicated scraft procurement at
the rate roposed in the bill
would prdde a first-line air
strength otnly a groups by the
end of thA956 fiscal year.
A breakswn of the report by
services reals:
/. Army. Recommended ss.s
billion, or b02 million less than
for the psent fiscal year and
slo8 millii below budget esti-
mates. Hget figures for the
National bard and Organized
Reserves vie increased by a total
of s6.7 nj! !pn.
DIT for Navy.
2. NawHRecommended s3.e bill
lion. or 3j6 million less than for
the prent fiscal year and $36
millio1lnder budget estimates.
3. AForce-Recommended SAC
billionpr $461 million more than
for cuent year and $43 million
undersudget estimates!
Undr figures approved by the
appropriations group, the 1.507, ,00C
unifoned persons in the services
wouldbe divided, approximately
into 10000 for the Army. 1856, ,00o
for tb Navy, 416,000 for the All
Forceand $4,000 for the Marine
Corp: