1 Name changed to Committee on Government Operations, July 4, 1952.

Statement of—

CONTENTS

Barnett, Commander A. H., Jr., Supply Corps, Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts, United States Navy-

Carey, John H., Air Parts, Inc., Glendale, Calif.

Dwight, Harvey H., Aircraft Engine & Parts Corp., New York, N. Y.

Dyess, Ben, representing Standard Parts & Equipment Corp., Fort

Worth, Tex..

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45

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109

Foley, Commander H. J. F., Jr., Supply Corps, Bureau of Aeronau-

tics, United States Navy-

42, 53

Golden, Max, deputy for National Programs, Office of the Under Sec-

retary of the Air Force...

20

48

Heffner, Commander G. C., Office of Naval Material, United States

Navy...

Honaker, Rear Adm. W. W., Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Supplies

and Accounts, Department of the Navy; accompanied by Com-

mander H. J. F. Foley, Jr., Supply Corps, United States Navy,

Bureau of Aeronautics; Commander A. H. Barnett, Jr., Supply

Corps, United States Navy, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts;

and Commander G. C. Heffner, Office of Naval Material, United

States Navy-

Larson, Jess, Administrator, General Services Administration_
Metzger, Brig. Gen. Kern D., chief, Industrial Resources Division,
Air Matériel Command, and chairman of Aircraft Production
Resources Agency; accompanied by Max Golden, deputy for
Matériel Programs, Office of Under Secretary of the Air Force.-
Nichols, Edward A., Office of General Counsel, National Production
Authority

Peterka, A. E. R., Lamson & Sessions Co., Cleveland, Ohio..

Pilson, T. A., chief, Procurement Policy Division, Office of Procure-

ment, Munitions Board.

Priest, John A., Aircraft Division; accompanied by Edward A. Nichols,

Office of General Counsel, National Production Authority.

Ramsey, Admiral Dewitt C., United States Navy (retired), represent-
ing Aircraft Industries Association of America..

Tansey, Louis, Aircraft Hardware Division, Clary Multiplier Corp.,

Los Angeles, Calif..

Tolino, Vincent C., supply specialist, conservation and disposal officer,

Munitions Board..

41

112

4,31

56

81

12

56

103

91

123

63

Wood, Reg, Conservation Engineers, Inc., Compton, Calif_

Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by-

Fowler, Henry H., administrator, National Production Authority:

Letter to Hon. Chet Holifield, July 3, 1952___

61

Statement of the National Production Authority as to Air Force

presentation on redistribution of idle and excess material_

61

Holifield, Hon. Chet, a Representative in Congress from the State of

California: Excerpt from Public Law 152 (81st Cong.), section 202 (a). 27, 113

Metzger, Brig. Gen. Kern D., chief, Industrial Resources Division, Air

Matériel Command, and chairman of Aircraft Production Resources

Agency:

Wood, Reg, Conservation Engineers, Inc., Compton, Calif..

Conservation proposal, by Conservation Engineers, Inc., Comp-

ton, Calif., 1952.

68

Matériel flow chart

70

Organization chart..

71

Memorandum from James D. Baird, treasurer, Industrial Aids,

Inc., to board of directors, June 9, 1952.

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APPENDIX

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Armed services procurement regulations issued March 1951...

Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by—

Crabb, F. L., president, Standard Products, Inc., Wichita, Kans.:

Letter to Hon. Chet Holifield, April 28, 1952_

Letter to Hon. Chet Holifield, June 20, 1952

Letter to Lt. Gen. E. W. Rawlings, April 15, 1952

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133

132

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131

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Dumont, N. R., Dumont Aviation Associates, Long Beach, Calif.,
letter to Hon. Chet Holifield, May 7, 1952.

Durham, R. M., president, Durham Aircraft Service, Inc., Woodside,

N. Y., letter to Hon. Chet Holifield, May 2, 1952-

Dyess, Ben E., president, Standard Parts & Equipment Corp., Fort

Worth, Tex., letter to Hon. Chet Holifield, May 5, 1952__.

Eaton, Brig. Gen. Robert E. L., USAF, director, legislation and liai-
sion, Office of the Secretary, letter to Hon. Chet Holifield, March 20,
1952

Forbes, Russell, acting administrator General Services Administra-
tion, personal property management regulation No. 3, revised,
October 9, 1950.

Appendix A-Report of excess personal property form.
Appendix B-Location of excess personal property..

Appendix C-Arms, ammunition, and implements of war, proc-
lamation No. 2776, March 26, 1948---

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127

157

174

177

177

Appendix D-Sale of Government property form-invitation,
bid, and acceptance.

179

Letter to Congressman Chet Holifield, June 27, 1952-

Fox, Vice Adm. C. W., Chief of Naval Material, Department of the

Navy:

Appendix E-Quarterly report of utilization and disposal of ex-
cess and surplus personal property form

182

135

Charts-

Total disposal of excess and surplus property-

148

Total disposals, all types of property, comparison of

fiscal years 1951 and 1952

149

Total disposals, fiscal year 1952 through May by type

of property- - -

150

Naval activity personal property, bureau breakdown of

disposals, fiscal year 1952 through May 1952__

Sales of naval activity personal property-

151

152

Screening of bureau excess property by Surplus Mate-

rials Division, BUSANDA..

153

Enclosure 1-Report on excess and surplus real and personal
property operations, Department of the Navy:

Part A-Disposal of excess and surplus property-
Part B-Sale of basic material as scrap-.
Part C-Screening of Bureau excess property

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Enclosure 8-Report on inventory of excess and surplus

personal property, Department of the Navy, April 1952__

Holifield, Hon. Chet, a Representative in Congress from the State of

California:

154

Letter to Jess Larson, February 22, 1952_-

(Identical letters sent to John D. Small, Charles E. Wilson, and

Thomas K. Finletter, February 22, 1952)

125

Howse, A. E., Assistant to the Director, Office of Defense Mobiliza-
tion, letter to Hon. Chet Holifield, February 27, 1952.

127

Larson, Jess, Administrator, General Services Administration, per-

sonal property management regulation No. 3, revised:

Levins, Frank J., Dumont Aviation Associates, Long Beach, Calif.,
letter to Hon. Chet Holifield, June 23, 1952_

132

Peterka, A. E. R., Lamson & Sessions Co., Cleveland, Ohio, letter to
Hon. Chet Holifield, April 24, 1952.

130

Ring, Rear Adm. M. L., Acting Vice Chairman for Supply Manage-
ment, letter to Hon. Chet Holifield, March 13, 1952..

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