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U.S. Defence Planners
Praised For Efforts
WASHINGTON, Thurs.-The Senate-House of
Representatives Defence Production Committee
today praised top Government officials for "an
outstanding Job of defence mobilisation"--and
challenged another Congressional group's
recent report of a dangerous lag.
The joint two-party unit
unanimously commended
the defence planners for
having "accomplished the
unprecedented feat of strik
ing a happy medium be
tween military preparedness
and a healthy national eco
nomy in a colossal war of
Inerves."
The committee declared that
it "tefuses to be alarmed at
the unconfirmed reports ,o
failures to maintain a mini
mum of national safety."
Both the joint committee
and the preparedness sub-com
mittee were set up to keep an
eye on defence prpduction.
Each unit operates indcepend
ently of the other.
The joint committee said
in its report today that it
agreed with the Director of
Defence Mobilisation (Mr. C.
Wilson), who told the group
last 'week that the omnirions
programme was making all the
progress that could reasonably
be expected.
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