Evening star., 1955-06-12
Wilson Asks Half Billion
Extra for Research
BY JOHN A. GILES

EAVlu III INC
BY JOHN A. GILES
Defense Secretary Wilson has
asked Congress for authority to
spend perhaps half a billion dol
lars extra for military research
and development in the next
fiscal year.
Mr.. Wilson proposed an amend
ment to the $31.4 billion defense
money bill while testifying last
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search and Development? Poee AT
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Monday before the Senate APP
preparations Committee. He
asked that he be allowed to di-
vert to research projects up to
2 per cent of all funds available
for obligation for procurement.
The Secretary's move came a
week after the Hoover Commits
sion criticized the military for a
failure to emphasize scientific
development.
Fiscal experts estimated the
sum involved in Mr.. Wilson'S re-
quest would run between $500
and $500 million next year, de-
pending on the rate of procure
ment orders placed. About half
would be in the Air Force.
Beyond Original Request
This would be in addition to
the S1.2 billion earmarked for
research and development in the
present bill. 1t also is over and
above the $55 million Mr.. Wilson
had already asked the Senators
to add to that fund.
Under the Wilson plan, the
flow of research funds would be
controlled something like water
from a faucet. If a research
project, such as the atom power
airplane, came along faster than
anticipated by the scientists
and engineers. additional money
would be poured into the work
Immediately to help keep it 60
ing.
Also, if intelligence reports
suddenly disclosed that Russia
had developed certain weapons
faster than anticipated Gas was
the case recently with jet air.
power), Mr.. Wilson could use his
2-per-cent money to accelerate
promising research which ordi-
narily would have been allowed
to take longer.
The Secretary gave a guarded
hint as to his plan at a news
conference last Monday.
Some Hesitancy Shown
IT am trying to get some flexi-
bility so can move a little more
money in there (research) if I
can find a place to do it," he
said. The subject was not pur-
sued.
Senators generally look ask
ance at granting administrators
blank checks, and those at Mon
days secret hearing showed some
hesitancy in their questioning of
Mr.. Wilson.
There was some talk of adding
5000 million to the $1.2 billion
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