Memorandum from General Omar Bradley to Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson

TOP SEGRET C THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF P Washington 25, D. C. Y 13 July 1950 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: Subject: The Call of Selected National Guard Units and Units and Individuals of the Reserve Forces to Active Service. The Joint Chiefs of Staff are of the opinion that the emergency of the Korean situation cannot be met fully or in time by merely strengthening units already in existence by filling them with untrained men through the Selective Service process or recruitment. Also it has developed that the requirements for units and personnel cannot be met on the basis of voluntary return of Reserves to active duty for which approval presently exists. The Joint Chiefs of Staff request that the Secretary of Defense obtain at once authority for the three Services to call to active duty, within such personnel ceilings as have been or may be approved, such selected National Guard units and selected units and individuals of the Reserve forces of the Army, Navy, and Air Force as may be required to meet the demands of the Korean situation. For the Joint Chiefs of Staff: /s/ Omar N. Bradley Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff DECLASSIFIED 5.0.12065 SEC.II OEF. LTR. 6-18-79 BYNLT.WC NARS, Date 12-3-79 TOP SECRET