Memorandum from Secretary of Defense George Marshall to President Harry S. Truman with Attachments
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THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON
14 DEC 1950
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Enclosed are summary statements of forces recommended
by the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 6 December 1950, and trans-
mitted to this Office on 11 December 1950, together with
a copy of General Bradley's covering memorandum. The forces
outlined in the enclosed summary statements are the forces
that were, on 1 September 1950, recommended as the target
for 1 July 1954. I concur in the recommendation of the Joint
Chiefs that we should build to these forces as soon as prac-
ticable, with a target date not later than 30 June 1952.
Studies are underway within the Department of Defense
at the present time to determine the magnitude of the procure-
ment program which will need to be entered into to support
these forces. As soon as such information is developed, it
will be made available to the National Security Council.
DECLASSIFIED
E.C.12065 SEC.III
DEF. LTR. 6.10.79
BYNLING NARS, Date 12.3.79
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