Evening star., 1950-07-25

The teTt OF President Tru-
mans letter to Speaker Ray
burn, requesting $10,486, ,976, 900
in additional military funds, and
a supplemental explanation,
tollotDS::
In my message to the Congress!
on Wednesday of last week I in.
dicated that the need for increases
in the size of the armed forces anc
the additional supplies and equip
ment required by the armed forces
would necessitate additional ap'
preparations in the amount of ap'
proximately 10 billion dollars.
! have the honor to TRANSMIT
herewith for the consideration o.
Congress supplemental estimates
of appropriation for the fiscal yea
1851 for this purpose.
The details of these estimates
totaling $10,4s6,976,o00 are Sc
forth in the letter of the director
of the Bureau of the Budget
transmitted herewith.
The purpose of these proposed
estimates is two-fold: First, tt
meet the immediate situation il
Korea. and second, to provide fol
an early. but orderly, build-up oi
our military forces to a state o.
readiness designed to deter fur.
ther acts of aggression.
The additional requirements fol
Korea provided for In these eSti.
mates are urgently needed anc
will receive the first priority in the
execution Of the programs recon-
mended herein. This situation Il
still fluid. However, in the course
of the year it may be necessary to
make some program changes.
10 Per Cent Adjustment Asked.
For this reason I am requesting
authority to adjust by 10 per cent
any single appropriation by trans
fer from other appropriations
This will also permit any desirable
adjustments in the second OF
build-up phrase contemplated by
these estimates. With respect to
this latter part of the requirement
lit is my intention that the expan-
sion Of the forces will be done In
an orderly, efficient and econom-
ical manner. recognizing the neeC
for flexibility to meet changing
conditions.
The supplemental estimate is di
vided as follows:
Army, $3,063 million.
Navy and Marine Corps, $2,64i
million.
Air Force, $4.535 million.
Establishment wide activities
$240 million.
The revised estimates call for al
increase in the planned fisca
year-end strengths of military
personnel Of about 100000.
Of the total estimate trans.
mitted to the Congress today. ST..
,342 100000 is for military pay
clothing and allowances: and $2,.
504. 800 900 is for the operation anc
maintenance of plants and facili.
ties, such as tanks, planes. gun,
and ships. Aircraft procurement
amounts to 1884. 900 900; ship
construction. $185 million: anc
tanks, guns, field artillery, elec-
tronics and other major procure
ment, $2,646, ,000, 900. The re-
mainder of the estimate, $463, ,976,-
900, is for high priority construc-
ton, research development. indus
trial mobilization, miscellaneous
blishment-wide activities anc
contingencies.
The specific appropriation re.
quests follow:
Department Of the Army.
Contingencies Of the Army
$40 million.
Finance service, Army-Pay O
the Army, $193, ,090, 600; travel ot
the Army. $50, 800. 900; finance
service, $4,000, 900.
Quartermaster service. Army
Welfare of enlisted men, 1854
600; subsistence of the Army
$176, ,743, 600; regular supplies Of
the Army, $42, ,930. 600: clothing
and equipage, $152.S17 900; incl
dental expenses OF the Army
$33 ,026, 900.
Transportation service, Army
$258, 1923 900.
Signal service Of the Army
$148, ,752, 900.
Medical and hospital depart
ment, Army, 11,446, 900.
Engineer service. Army, 3329,-
$4,000.
Ordnance service and supplies,
Army, 81, 1,43S, ,221 900.
Chemical service, Army, SAL
853, 900.
Army training, $2,667 900.
Army National GlIa%d AIT kAN .