Evening star., 1955-01-06

| intervention OF q major agrees
sor,s forces-erowing reliance
can be placed upon the forces
now being built and strengthened
in many areas Of the free world.
But because this reliance cannot
be complete. and because our own
vital interests. collective security
/ and pledged faith might wen be
involved. there remain certain
contingencies for which the
United States should Be ready
with mobile forces TO helm ir,diae-
nous troops deter local agrres.
sion. direct or indirect.
pofsAhce VI neseEses
In view OF the practical con-
sideratious limiting the rapid de.
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look prinaIuy ~ our NeSeIses
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wishful thinking. DEVELOPMENT az
sound. long.term security re-
quires tnat we design our Scrces
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tific adyances but charscterized
| by 8 stability that d not
materially disturbed by every
prouarar,da effort az unfriendIy
nations.
III is az course obv,o,n that
defensive forces in America are
| maintained Ia defend 4 way a
| llife. They must 81 ADEQUATE for
this purpose but nI,st nat ~
coma s,,ch an intoleraI,le burden
as to occasion loss Of civilian
morale ar the tn6ivij,,al initis.
tive On which in 4 free country
| denends the dynamic industrisi
effort which IA the contin,,inr
Foundation a our Nations sec,,.
/ r,ty.
$500, ,,..s.s
.
" u ~ TINS point tnas
professional military competence
land political statesrnanship must
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the minimum defensive structure
tnat should ne supported ny the
Nation. lo Go icsS 3an Ine
Ilnimum Wouio expose tne Ma
slon - 70 tne preoatoIy PURPOSES
oI poeentiM enemies. On the
osner nano, 70 Duuu sAcesslvSiy
.aosr Sne lmpuiSe q Iear couia'
Y .lle iOlg run, ucleas ~ ouI pur-
Oses " ualnans sue sIow.n
y ouI econuiy aau evensually
is ~ aiaeo IssaAellpcu con-
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asc.aea y w ISes q .ns % GUa-
s., 100, Va oeuan =. slis u S,as. |
hsen under develonment durtnc
the past two years. The progrdm
contemplates an active personnel
strength Of the armed forcet at
June 80, 1855, OF approximately
| 5 million, within which the Air
Force win be increased to(about
975, 900.
Experience win deterJhine 10
what extent the personnel
| strengths set fQr%ulie. 1855, can
be further reduced. It would not
be wise at this time to fix rigid
targets for 1856. As o goal, /
| suggest a strength Of the order
OF 1850, ,OOO--with any further
material reductions dependent
upon an improved world situa-
ton. To reach such figures with
out injuring our combat strength
win require continuing close
scrutiny of all defense elements,
with particular emphasis on adj
ministrative overhead.
Economy Essential.
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| last for decades. we must prac.
tice o strict austerity in day-to.