DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1971 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 47-007 PART 3 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1970 SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS RICHARD B. RUSSELL, Georgia, Chairman JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas MILTON R. YOUNG, North Dakota MARGARET CHASE SMITH, Maine KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota GORDON ALLOTT, Colorado ROMAN L. HRUSKA, Nebraska EX OFFICIO MEMBERS FROM ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE STUART SYMINGTON, Missouri HENRY M. JACKSON, Washington STROM THURMOND, South Carolina WILLIAM W. WOODRUFF, FRANCIS S. HEWITT, GUY G. MCCONNELL, AND EDMUND L. HARTUNG, Staff Assistants on the Department of Defense Appropriations (II) The subcommittee met, at 10 a.m., in room S-126, the Capitol, Hon. Allen J. Ellender presiding. Present: Senators Ellender, Mansfield, Young, Smith, Allott, Symington, and Thurmond. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN N. CHAFEE, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ACCOMPANIED BY: ADM. THOMAS H. MOORER, USN, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS HON. CHARLES A. BOWSHER, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE REAR ADM. WALTER D. GADDIS, USN, DIRECTOR OF BUDGET BRIG. GEN. E. H. SIMMONS, USMC, DEPUTY FISCAL DIRECTOR, BRIG. GEN. CHARLES S. ROBERTSON, USMC, ASSISTANT DEPUTY BUDGET REQUEST Senator ELLENDER. The hearing will please come to order. This morning, we will consider the request for the Department of the Navy which totals $21,200,700,000 for fiscal year 1971. The initial presentation will be made by the Honorable John W. Chafee, the Secretary of the Navy. He will be followed by Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, the Chief of Naval Operations, and Gen. Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., the Commandant of the Marine Corps. We are happy to have you with us this morning, gentlemen. You may proceed, Mr. Secretary. (1) |