Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-28

partial teri OF President
JohnSon'S nelDs conference at
his ranch yesterday:
The President:
First, we have the announce
ment that I have invited Presi-
dent Adolfo Lopez Mateos of
Mexico to meet with me in
Southern California on Feb
ruary 21-22, 1864. This invita-
ton to the President followed
an invitation that President
Mateos and myself receive
honorary degrees from the
University of California at Los
Angeles. The invitation for the
honorary degrees was extended
by Gov. Brown, the president
Of the University Of California
Board Of Regents. and the
Board Of Regents. The univer-
sity plans to hold a special
convocation on the morning Of
February 81 to confer the
honorary degrees.
Following a luncheon in Los
Angeles, which is currently in a
state of planning, the two Of us
will fly to Palm Springs, Calf. b,
where we will meet on Friday
afternoon and evening, Feb
ruary 81. and Saturday morn
ing, February %.
President Lopez Mateos has
accepted the invitation, and
they will make their own
announcement in due time.
Federal civilian employment
was reduced by more than l.
900 during November and stood
nearly $500 lower than at the
end of November Of last year
Special significance Of this is
that If Federal employment
had grown at the same rate as
the population, 100000 new
employees would have beer
added. instead Of (our) being
able to make the reduction OF
$500. So you can see that we
are trying to at least set a good
example.
This reduction was achieved
mostly by not replacing en-
ployes going off the Federal
payroll-failing to fill vacan-
cies. Overall there were 2,470,-
ST. regular employees in the
Federal Government at the enc
of November. 1868. OF this
total. AZ per cent work in the
Defense Department, "a pei
cent in the Post office Depart
ment, and 7 per cent in the
Veterans Administration. AL
the rest Of the work Of the
Federal Government is done BY
$751; 900 employees.
The Federal Government
must be a model Of competent
and efficient management
with economy the watchword
and an end to waste our goal.
Five-to-One Support
Secretary Of Defense Nc
Namara's recent announcement
relating to the closing ant
reduction Of activities at the 8
installations, taken in line witt
my announced goal of econom
ical operations of all agencie
Of the Government, has result
ed In mail almost five-to-on,
supporting the action.
I want to point out tina
before these installations wer,
closed, the Secretary gave u
his Judgment that every persol
employed at any Of the install
lations could be offered anoth
er job, If he was willing +
move, at some other defens
installation where their exist
ing vacancies had not bee
filled or where these combine
installations would need NOR
people.
At my direction, the Secre
tary has appointed a board Q
top Department Of Defens
officials to step up the study @
military installations whic
has been going on since 1861.
The Secretary named Assis
tant Secretary of DefenS
installations and Logistics
Thomas Morris to head thi
board with the assistant secre
taries of installations an
logistics from the three mill
tary departments as the othe
members.
You will have these release
and you do not need to copy a
Of this material. I want t
review them with you briefly /
case you have some question.
will try to either refer it Q
answer 1t.
I do want to point out ther
is a mistake by Pierre Sailing
er's girls that he brought dow
here from the East Coast. The
say, "Office of the Whit
House Press Secretary, LIB,
Ranch, Hue, Texas" He didn
misspell Texas, but he di
misspell Hye. I don't want an
Of you to follow the announce
ment literally. Correct a
mistakes before using, please.
Another observation I war
to make is that I gave Pierr
that jacket he has on toda
because it is too large for me
wear or too small.
Mr.. MoscoSo will be appoint
ed United States Representative
to the Inter-American Commit