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AMERICAN VETERANS COMMITTEE
"CITIZENS FIRST, VETERANS SECOND"
NATIONAL OFFICE
1830 JEFFERSON PLACE, N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. 20036
FEderal 8-1455
HONORARY MEMBERS
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche
The Most Rev. Bernard J. Sheil
The Hon. Harry S. Truman
OFFICERS
January 17, 1966
John S. Stillman
Chairman
Ben Neufeld
Vice Chairman
June A. Willenz
Administrative Director
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dr. Eugene D. Byrd
Secretary
Box 787
Martin Frost
Treasurer
Indio, California
Mabel Hairston
Comptroller
Phineas Indritz
National Counsel
Frank E. G. Weil
Dear General Eisenhower:
Veterans Service Counsel
VAVS Representative
Joseph Mazur
Special Counsel
John D. Fauntleroy
Five years ago today you addressed the American
Veterans Service Officer
Chester C. Shore
people on radio and television for the last time as
Legislative Chairman
Martin L. Keen
President. In this memorable speech, you devoted a
Membership Chairman
significant portion to an eloquent discussion of the
NATIONAL BOARD
Stanley Allen
existence and ramifications of what you called the
Bernard Bellush
Bernard Berlly
military-industrial complex.
Charles G. Bolte
Ray Bramucci
E. Wayles Browne, Jr.
Samuel Byer
Curtis Campaigne, Jr.
The American Veterans Committee wishes to con-
Edward T. Collier
Paul Cooke
gratulate you again on bringing this vital subject to
Murray M. Coran
Frank E. Dennis
the attention of the American people. Your life of
John D. Fauntleroy
J. Arnold Feldman
Henri Fluchere
service to the nation, as both a military and a civilian
Howard T. Frazier
Charles E. Gennert
leader, gives you a unique background and authority in
Murray Gross
Gilbert A. Harrison
this field.
Robert S. Hunt
Harry Hyde Jr.
Martin L. Keen
Mickey Levine
Bill Mauldin
This veterans' organization, founded during
William R. Ming Jr.
Lothar E. Nachman
World War II, is contemplating a long-range study of
Chat Paterson
Boyd Quackenbush
some of the implications of the military-industrial
Chester C. Shore
Robert W. Smick
Michael Straight
complex. We would be very grateful indeed to you
NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL:
for your views on this subject today, as all of us
Judge Hubert L. Will
Chairman
are concerned with maintaining this nation as an ef-
Hon. William L. Batt, Jr.
Cong. Jonathan Bingham
fective force in the world-wide struggle between free-
Kenneth M. Birkhead
Cong. John A. Blatnick
dom and tyranny - Communist and otherwise.
Cong. Richard Bolling
Dave Breger
Cong. Charles C. Diggs, Jr.
Sen. Paul Douglas
Clark M. Eichelberger
With every best wish.
Irving M. Engel
Hon. Abe Fortas
Cong. Donald Fraser
Hon. Orville Freeman
Sincerely,
Rabbi Roland Gittelsohn
Dr. Mason W. Gross
Sen. Jacob Javits
Robert R. Nathan
Cong. Barratt O'Hara
Cong. James O'Hara
Hon. Endicott Peabody
Sen. Claiborne Pell
Cong. Henry Reuss
Stanley & Karson
Hon. James Roosevelt
Cong. William Fitts Ryan
Cong. James H. Scheuer
Stanley G Karson
Paul Sifton
Hon. Neil Staebler
Chairman, Special Committee on
Gen. Telford Taylor
Cong. Frank Thompson, Jr.
Military-Industrial Complex
Gus Tyler
Thornton N. Wilder
Hon. Franklin H. Williams
Hon. G. Mennen Williams
Sen. Harrison A. Williams
Hon. Adam Yarmolinsky
Cong. Sidney R. Yates
Sen. Stephen M. Young
To achieve a more democratic and prosperous America and a more stable World