VOLUI'flE V, NUMBER 19. 9 MAY I960
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"National Defense must always come first. Only from military strength can
foreign policy operate," asserted Secretary of Defease Thomas S. Gates Jr, here
at the annual lunnheon of the Associated Press. He also informed the gathering
that the United States was approaching next month's summit meeting with real
strength.
Explaining the Department of Defense program, Secretary Gates said that it
was not created in isolation but is a principal segment of our total strategy
and total national policy. He abided that this program included political, ec
onomic and phyehological factors as well as military.
"A purely military peacetime decision is rare," he pointed out.
He informed the newsmen that two categories of priority are included in the
mission of the Department of Defense.
"First, we must be prepared to deter general war and retaliate effectively
and conclusively if it should occur."
"Second, we nust be prepared for military actions of varying degrees and
sizes anywhere in the world and be able to contain quickly such action. We must
put out the fire of limited war in situations that range from another Korea
sized conflict to one involving a small number of infantry or Marines," said
the Secretary.
Pearl Harbor,. Hawaii (AFPS) - ”1 can see about $300,000 in sight,” says the
chairman of the Pacific War Memorial Commission, Capt, H. Tucker Gratz*
nHowever, we still need one big push to put the campaign over* Contributions
are both welcome and .needed., in any amount•” ’
So the drive to memorialize the battleship Arizona, a tomb for 1,102 Navy
men beneath the waters of Pearl Harbor, enters its final phases, with the mem
orial design, already approved by the Navy(.
0 Spanning the hall of the all-but-submerged battlewagon, sunk on Dec. 7, 1941,
the memorial will include a large cermonial area accommodating 200 visitors.
Construction is to begin in early summer, in time for the Dec. 7 dedication.
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