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facilitated with the Armed Services, and civilian ex-
perts could be utilized for specialized divisions or
projects within the Bureau.
It is anticipated that certain groups in Congress
and in the Nation will doubtless be reluctant to accept
various of these suggestions when initially presented;
namely the following:
The establishment of a Unified Command
Universal military training
Secret intelligence
Teaching of National civics
ARCHIVES AND SERVICEM NATIONAL RECORDS
Propaganda
one
Classification of manpower
There is also the strong probability that the argu-
ment may be advanced that this is not the time to intro-
duce universal military training as a peace-time issue.
It is interesting to observe, however, that a prepon-
derant percentage of American citizens do agree in periods
of National emergency that these recommended measures are
indespensable to our National self-preservation. Therefore,
it is expedient to start gradually, with the establi shment
and maintenance of the Bureau and as the National conscious-
ness and acceptance develops, the program can be expanded.
It is not essential that all these suggested points be
authorized at present; perhaps some should be deleted for
the time being and no doubt others might with propriety be
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