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Approved For Release 2004/10/20 : CIA-RDP91-00965R000400050021-9 DEPARr-“M:’,NiT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON Office of the Secretary May 4, 1959 MEM0MNDUM FOR SECRETARY DOUGLAS SUBJECT Congressional Summary . ? tai Cora res – The Senate is In, adjournment unto”.1 noon tomorrow. The House ;a11ed bills on the Consent Calendar and adjourned at 200 p0m0 until noon Tomorrow. L=QD Bgde – The DOD Subcommittee, Senate Appropriations Committee today re- e.ived testimony on the DOD budget. for F! 1960 from Secretary of Defense McElroy, and General Twining. Tomorrow cu witnesses will be Secretary of Army Brucker and General Taylor. On May 7 Secretary of AF Douglas and General White will be the witnesses 3e Rene eattatiorn – The House Ways and I nns Committee is continuing its hearings in executive today on extension of the Renegotiation Act. ,o Rte, i ion – The Special Subcommittee on Radiation ((Holifi.eld, Chairman) meets tomorrow in open session on the problem.

of radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests. Public witnesses are scheduled 5- Mutual eo – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today heard testimony on mutual security authorization from Under Secretary of State Dillon. On Wednesday, May 6 Secretary of Defense McElroy and General Twining testify in open and closed sessions starting at 3.O00 a.m. bo – The Senate Government 0p }ratr.ons Committee today approved a proposal for a broad study of whether the executive branch of the Government Is geared to frame cold war policies necessary for suu?vival. Sen. Jackson was named Chairman of the Subcommittee to make the study. Other members are Senators Humphrey and M.ndto Sen. Jackson will present the resolution to the Senate for approval 7. Mi ..itarv Coxas_tx_U . ion – The Sheppard Subcommittee of the House Apprppriatioris Committee today received testimony on line items on military construction appropriations from AF Generals Minton, and Dreyer, and Piro .Lewis Turner.

Hearings continue tomorrow at 10 a.m. with AF Gems Minton’, Dreyer, and Cuartin, al.l_, of AFOCE, and Mr. Turner of SAFFMO USAF review(s) completed. s/ Bourne Adkison t/ BOURNE ADKISON Colonel, USAF Deputy Director Legislative Liaison Approved For Release 2004/10/20 : CIA-RDP91-00965R000400050021-9 Approved For Release 2004/10/20 : CIA-RDP91-00965R000400050021-9 May 14, 1959 following Item arcs for your consideration in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD datt,ld MAY 1, 1959, Vol. 105x, No. 69~, Be2?1,in Crisis P 65 ,- Scan Byrd. (W.Va.) — arcade a comprehensive study of the events which have led up to the Berlin crisis. To prevent World War III he said we must parry ev(~ xy thrust of cormnunism on the political front, the economic front, and the military front. P 6573 – As to ‘th military front, the Senator called for unhesitating use of nuclear weapons should it become necessary (difference between freedom and submission). However, he also caned for a balanced defense force =,o that ve, would not be placed in a position wherein any situation calling for military fo=e would give us no choice but nuclear warfa-re,.

Cited the Lebanon situation. The Senator is concerned with out present mi.litarqr -..A: ny cuts, Navy getting aged in its fleet components. StatE< d, “Our c;aq~nventional forces appear to be bearing the brunt of our budget cuts. But even, our retaliatory deterrent power, the planes-and missiles . . . faces a possibility of inadequacy in the future. By 1961-62 it is estimated that the Soviet Union may have a 3-to-i lead over the U. S. in intercontinental missiles.” As an ending to his mi,li? tar, phase discussion Sen Byrd said. “The key to the triumph of freedom over communism is military strength”, Soviet Siberia P 58 – Sen Gru ni (Alaska) – inserted several newspaper articles on Soviet Rnsa is l ,s, development of Siberia. F.?e,o Enterprise and National Defense P – Sean Mai.;insIowa — dasc-ussed and inserted articles on what he called “the one outstanding conclusion which is left with an objective student in this area is that big business is destined to play an important role in America’ s efforts in the space age.” LF a 4,1a rive Pro am Senate does not meet today.

Meets Tuesday, May 5. House meets at noon today to call bills on the Consent Calendar and, other bills under sus- pension of the rules. Should a rule be granted the House is scheduled to debate. this – ek S. 5 79 Housing Act of 1959. Chief, Legislative Research Approved For Release 2004/10/20 : CIA-RDP91-00965R000400050021-9

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• Date: 5/4/1959
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