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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
BUREAU OF THE BUDGET
S. D
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MAR 22 1946
My dear Mr. Latta:
The Congress has enacted S. 1354, "To authorize the permanent
appointment in the grades of General of the Army, Fleet Admiral of the
United States Navy, general in the Marine Corps, and admiral in the
Coast Guard, respectively, of certain individuals who have served in
such grades during the Second World War.'
The Act approved December 14, 1944 (Public Law 482, 78th Congress),
established the grade of fleet admiral in the Navy on the active list
of the line of the Regular Navy as the highest grade in the Navy and
also established the grade of general of the Army, providing in each
case that the number of of ficers holding the respective ranks on active
duty should not exceed four. The said act also provided that appointees
thereunder should, while on active duty, receive a personal money
allowance of $5,000 per annum, in addition to the pay and allowances
authorized by law for the respective ranks, and retirement at the
highest grade or rank held at 75 percent of their active-duty pay.
The Act of December 14, 1944, is effective only until six months after
the termination of the wars in which the United States is engaged or
such earlier date as the Congress, by concurrent resolution, shall fix.
On December 15, 1944, the Senate confirmed the nominations of the
following generals of the Army: General George Catlett Marshall,
General Douglas MacArthur, General Dwight David Eisenhower, and General
Henry Harley Arnold. On the same date, the Senate confirmed the
nominations of the following fleet admirals of the United States Navy:
Admiral William D. Leahy, Admiral Ernest J. King, and Admiral Chester W.
Nimitz.
It is the purpose of the bill under consideration to grant the
above-mentioned men permanent appointment in their respective grades.
It applies to the seven men named only and will never apply to any
other officer.
The bill also authorizes the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, to appoint to the permanent grade of general
in the Marine Corps and to appoint to the permanent grade of admiral in
the Coast Guard any individual who shall have served as commandant in
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