a 3 0 MEMORANDUM or common mm was July 196 a 10 00 An Othere General Teylor General Wheeler Admiral Andereon Generel LeMay General Sheep Captein Sheperd Oenerel Mc ugh 810 The Chairmen to the Preeident a new book which conteine complete enmmery oi the 510 highlighting decieione required or its implementetion 'rhe Preeident aeked a number of queetione and all the Chiefe pnrticipated in the The Chairmen empha- eized the extreme eeneitivitj oi thie document etatin there were only eight copiee in eminence ARMY SPECIAL General Wheeler to the Preeident the reply to memorendum which the Preeident had written to the Secretary of Defenee on the em- ployment of Army Special Forcee The Preeident eteted he thought that the oi the groupe being eent wee too emell to take maximum advantage of the favorable they create General Wheeler stated that the limiting teeter on the number oi iorcee employed wee often the oppoeition oi the v 8 concerned The Preei- dent eteted that he would communicate with the A copy of the Preeident'l memorandum on thie eubjeet to the Secretary oi State te attached General LeMey Outed he end the Chiele of Stein 0 Latin American Air Forcee favor bringing their pereonnel to the 0 5 for treining He eleo eteted that there ie 0 generel on the need or increaeed inter-America planning lie eteted that the Inter-American Deienee DECLASSIFIED 8 0 18958 $00 3 6 '1 Authoriwm x DECLASSIFIED f by Dub-2 - he 95 Authority 3 07 e' I a a Board is unsetislectory for thie purpoee To mete it ettectiwo mum 5' Pieced under the OAS end ite pereonnei chewed BUDGET The Preeident inquired ebout the etetue of Service hud m a Hill lie thet in see at cute Service chiefs should stroll to their friends in the when end typee oi mponl b05118 lost by euch cute not the donor lose TEST BAN The President gave of hie View of the teet ban concluding that we cannot reduce our militery renditions it on accord to reached or the whole situation could turn eround in eix months The President empha- eized that on edvieing him on the test hen e11 chief- ehouid base their positione on the broaden poiiticei consideration not just military factors The Preeident authorieed the Chairmen to provide working cepy of the test bun esteemed to eeoh hiei with minimum disclosure required GOLD FLOW There wee brie of the gold ow The President recognized the eoeming oi continuing to demnnd weye ior the Department of Defense to make wings when there ie little or notefiort in other are He pointed out however thet for the Government to put the pressure on private note the military end eid um meet first be cut to the bone The Chiefs pressed Opinion on ehort tern rotetion oi forcee in lieu of longer term deploymente MLF Admiral Andereon told the Preeident that the President's proposal for a NATO mixed manned eurtece ship can be implemented A plan ie nowI being devohpod for guided mum doetroyet' 51% U 8 chlamod language English crew nowhere paid by individuei governm onto to epornte adjacent to end vieit Nathaliqu tell ee Mediterranean Weave Sheperd DECLASSIFIED 2 7 Authority mw EESSE a a Board is unsstislsetory for this purpose To melts it effective i should be pieced under the 0 58 end its personnel chum BUDGET The President inquired shoot the stems oi Service budgets on the Hill He stressed thst in uses of cuts Service chiefs should stress to their friends in Congress the numbers end types of unspent m8 lost by such ants not the dense lass TEST BAN The President gave ewmmery of his view of the test ban concluding that we cannot reduce our militer readiness ii sn word is reached 103' 19 whole situation could turn eronnd in six months The President empha- sized that on advising him on the test hen ell chiefs should base their positions on the broadest politicsl eonsiderntions not just military factors The President enthorieed the Chairmen to provide working cepy of the test hen egreement to with minimum disclosure required GOLD FLOW There wee a brief discussion of the gold flow The President recognized the seeming unfairness of continuing to demand weye for the Department of Defense to make savings when there is little or noteftort in other areas He pointed out however tint er the Government to putthe pressure on privste seetors the militsry end eid sues must first be cut to the bone The Chiefs expressed Opinions on short term retstion oi forces in lieu of longer term deployments Admiral Anderson told the President that the President s proponel for a NATO mixed manned surface ship one be implemented A plan is now being devehped or s guided missile destroyer 51% U S language English crew members paid by individual governments to operate adjacent to end visit woman es well es Mediterranean For I - This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu