Telenews Daily, The - Vandenberg Defends B-36 (And Army General Bradley Testifies)

The Telenews Daily - Vandenberg Defends B-36 (And Army General Bradley Testifies) 06:55:54 In full uniform w/ medals before microphones in hearing room lights cigarette. 06:56:03 Four Star General reads from notes (SOF): “In the performance of my official responsibilities I wish to assure the American people that in the strategic bomber force, as it exists & as its development is planned, they have an instrument that can do the job assigned to it. I further assure them that the Air Force has no complacency within it & is constantly laboring at improving its weapons & techniques. In honesty I must state that the curent episode has shaken the military establishment.” 06:56:42 General Bradley replaces him before microphones: “Dispite protestations to the contrary I believe that the Navy has opposed unification from the beginning. And they have not in spirit, as well as deed, accepted it completely to date. As a policy yes; but as a final and an authoritative vehicle for planning our collective defense - no. This entire investigation emphasizing for the navy more autonomy of decision & action...is witness to this conclusion. And I believe that this is a most serious matter, one which must be resolved if this organization is to be allowed to proceed effectively. While the whole world relies upon the leadership of the United States as they face a common enemy, Americans at home are offered a spectacle of descension within our own Department of Defense. My philosphy simply stated is this: each service is to National Defense, what each individual is to the service he represents. I would like to assure the Committee, & to the people of the United States, that as long as I have been a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & as long as my membership continues, every decision in which I participated was, & will be, made w/o bias or at any service or any persons to the best of my judgement, drawing upon my entire experience & long years of service to this country. We Americans want peace, for ourselves & for the rest of the world. We Americans in the Deparment of Defense mean to build that peace & defend it if necessary. I believe that the public hearing of the grievances of a few officers who will not accept the decisions of the authorities established by law, & charges as to our poor state of preparedness, have done infinite harm to our national defense, our position of leadership in world affairs, the position of our national policy, and the confidence of the people in their government. In my opinion the Armed Forces all have a very big & very important job to do & we should get on with it.” Cold War; Defense Policy; Congressional Hearings; Testimony; ca 2?Oct36; NOTE: Refering to Naval Admirals led by Adm Denfield objecting to B-36 over aircraft carriers.