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Secretaries¡L of Defense Part 5. The Carter Administration (1977-1981). Public Statements by the Secretaries of Defense Part 5. The Carter Administration (1977-1981): Harold Brown January 21,1977-January 19,1981 Edited by Paul Kesaris Guide Compiled by Cynthia Hancock A Microfilm Project of UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS OF AMERICA, INC. 44 North Market Street • Frederick, MD 21701 Copyright© 1983 by University Publications of America, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN 0-89093-533-5. NOTE ON SOURCES The material used in this project was obtained from the Historian's Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACmdt•Assistant Commandant Adm•Admiral ADCOM•Aerospace Defense Command AF•Air Force AFPB•Air Force Personnel Board AFRTS•Armed Forces Radio-Television Service AFSC•Air Force Systems Command ANG•Air National Guard ANGUS•Air National Guard, U.S. ARNGUS•Army National Guard, U.S. ASD•Assistant Secretary of Defense ASec/Def•Assistant Secretary of Defense ASW•Antisubmarine Warfare AVCOS•Assistant Vice Chief of Staff AW•Air Warfare AWACS•Airborne Warning and Control System BAQ•Basic Allowance for Quarters BGen•Brigadier General BrgGen•Brigadier General C•Comptroller C3•Communications, Command and Control CENTO•Central Treaty Organization CG•Commanding General CinC•Commander in Chief CINCPAC•Commander in Chief, Pacific CJCS•Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Cmd•Command Cmdg•Commanding Cmdr•Commander Cmdt•Commandant CNO•Chief of Naval Operations Col•Colonel Compt•Comptroller COS•Chief of Staff Cte•Committee DACOWITS•Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services DARPA•Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DCOS•Deputy Chief of Staff Def•Defense Dep•Deputy DepSec/Def•Deputy Secretary of Defense DIA•Defense Intelligence Agency Dir•Director DLA•Defense Logistics Agency DMA•Defense Mapping Agency DNA•Defense Nuclear Agency DOE•Department of Energy DPC•Defense Planning Committee DR&E•Defense Research and Engineering Gen•General Hdqtrs•Headq uarters I•Intelligence ICBM•Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ISA•International Security Affairs J-3•Operations and Training Section J-4•Logistics Section JAG•Judge Advocate General JCS•Joint Chiefs of Staff Jt•Joint LtGen•Lieutenant General Log•Logistics MajGen•Major General MBFR•Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction Min•Minister M&RA•Manpower and Reserve Affairs NG•National Guard NOR AD•North American Air Defense NSA•National Security Agency NSC•National Security Council OASD•Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense OJCS•Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Opns•Operations OP&R•Operations, Plans and Readiness OSD•Office of the Secretary of Defense OUSD•Office of the Under Secretary of Defense PA•Public Affairs PacFH•Pacific Fleet PA&E•Program Analysis and Evaluation PD•Presidential Directive PPO•Plans, Policy and Operations RAdm•Rear Admiral R&D•Research and Development RD&A•Research, Development and Acquisition RDT&E•Research, Development, Test and Evaluation R&E•Research and Engineering Rear Adm•Rear Admiral Res•Reserve Ret•Retired RFPB•Reserve Forces Policy Board ROK•Republic of Korea SAC•Strategic Air Command SACLANT•Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic SAMSO•Space and Missile Systems Organization S/D•Secretary of Defense Sec/AF•Secretary of the Air Force Sec/Def•Secretary of Defense SecGen•Secretary General Sec/Nav•Secretary of the Navy Sec/State•Secretary of State SHAPE•Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe S/l•Standard ization, I nteroperabi I ity S&L•Systems and Logistics SpecAsst•Special Assistant TAC•Tactical Air Command TIG•The Inspector General UHPT•Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training UK•United Kingdom UNC•United Nations Command USA•U.S. Army USAF•U.S. Air Force USAFC•U.S. Air Force Command USAIA•U.S. Army Institute of Administration USANG•U.S. Army National Guard USAREUR•U.S. Army Europe US/Def•Under Secretary of Defense USec•Under Secretary USIA•U.S. Information Agency USMA•U.S. Military Academy USMC•U.S. Marine Corps USN•U.S. Navy USNR•U.S. Naval Reserve VAdm•Vice Admiral VC•Vice Commander VCdr•Vice Commander VCINC•Vice Commander in Chief VCNO•Vice Chief of Naval Operations VDir•Vice Director WAC•Women's Army Corps WHS•Washington Headquarters Services YCC•Youth Conservation Corps TABLE OF CONTENTS Reel Index Reel I 1 Reel II 2 Reel III .....5 Reel IV ....8 Reel V 12 Reel VI \[ T4 Reel VII [[ 20 Reel VIII [20 Reel IX ' 23 Reel X 26 Reel XI 30 Reel XII 33 REEL INDEX Reell Harold Brown Public Statements 1976 Frame 0001 Table of Contents for Volume 1:1976-1977. 20pp. 0021 Statement after Nomination (as Printed in Air Force, February 1977). December 21.1p. 0022 Interview on CBS Evening News, Plains, Georgia. December 21.1 p. 0023 Interview with Barbara Walters on ABC-TV Evening News Program, Plains, Georgia. December 21.1p. 0024 Interview on ABC Evening News, Plains, Georgia. December 21.1 p. 0025 Interview on NBC Nightly News, Plains, Georgia. December 21.1 p. 0026 Interview with Richard Threlkeld on CBS-TV Program, "The Today Show," Los Angeles, California. December 22. 2pp. 0028 Interview by Norman Kempster in the Los Angeles Times. December 27. 2pp. 0030 Interview by Robert Gillette in the Los Angeles Times. December 27. 2pp. 0032 Interview with Newsmen (as Reported in the New York Times and the Washington Post, St. Simons Island, Georgia. December 28. 5pp. 0037 Comment on Earlier Statement on ABC Evening News, St. Simons Island, Georgia. December 29.1p. 0038 Comment on Earlier Statement on NBC Nightly News, St. Simons Island, Georgia. December 29.1p. 0039 Interview with Newsmen, with Senator Stennis, DeKalb, Mississippi. December 30.1 p. 1977 0040 Testimony at Confirmation Hearings before Senate Committee on Armed Services. January 11. 88p. 0128 Testimony regarding Fiscal Year 1978 Budget and Fiscal Year 1979 Authorizations before Senate Committee on Armed Services. (Report of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld as Presented on January 25 Begun; Remainder in Volume II). January 25, February 24. 282pp. 1 0412 Table of Contents for Volume II: 1977. 2pp. 0414 Testimony regarding Fiscal Year 1978 Budget and Fiscal Year 1979 Authorizations before Senate Committee on Armed Services. (Report of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, as Presented on January 25, Continued from Volume I). 411pp. 0826 Table of Contents for Volume III: 1977.3pp. 0829 Press Conference, Pentagon. January 26.10pp. 0839 Comment on Quotation (as Printed in the Washington Post). January 28. 2pp. 0841 Testimony regarding DoD Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1978 before Defense Subcommittee of Senate Committee on Appropriations. January 31, February 1. 140pp. Interview with Newsmen, with General Brown. 0982 Announcement of Establishment of Military Airlift Command (Press Release No. 42-77). February 1.1p. 0983 Memorandum for Secretaries of Military Departments and Directors, DIA and NSA, regarding Intelligence Abuses (as Noted in the Washington Post, May 10, 1977). Februarys. 1p. 0984 Remarks at Swearing-in Ceremony for Secretary of the Army Alexander and Secretary of the Navy Claytor, with Vice President Mondale. February 14. 3pp. Reel II Harold Brown (Cont.) Public Statements (Cont.) 1977 (Cont.) 0001 Testimony regarding Fiscal Year 1977 Budget Rescissions before the Defense Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations. February 17. 70pp. 0072 Budget Briefing for Press, Pentagon. February 21. 9pp. 0081 Statement to Congress on Amendments to Fiscal Year 1978 Budget and Fiscal Year 1979 Authorization Request, with Statement on Department of Defense Budget (Press Release No. 72-77) and Statistical Information. February 22. 25pp. 0106 Testimony on DoD Budget before the Defense Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations. February 22.153pp. 0261 Interview with Charles Collingwood and Ike Pappas on CBS News Program, Pentagon. February 25. 5pp. 0266 Table of Contents for Volume IV: 1977. 3pp. 0269 Remarks Introducing the President to Pentagon Employees, with Announcement, Pentagon. March lip. 0270 Testimony on Defense Posture before the Subcommittee of the House Committee on Armed Services. March 2, 3.144pp. 0415 ' Article, "Today's Critical Defense Challenges," in Commanders Digest. March 3.14pp. 0429 Testimony before the Senate Budget Committee. March 4. 37pp. 0466 Interview on NBC-TV Program, "Meet the Press," Washington, D.C. March 6. 7pp. 0473 Remarks at Swearing-in Ceremony for Assistant Secretary of Defense (PA) Ross, with Announcement, Pentagon. March 7. 3pp. 0477 Testimony regarding Second Fiscal Year 1977 Budget Rescission Bill before the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. March 8. 36pp. 0513 Testimony regarding Fiscal Year 1978 Budget before the House Committee on the Budget. March 16. 38pp. 0551 Interview with Edward Morgan for USIA, Pentagon. March 17. 8pp. 0559 Testimony regarding Unionization of Military Personnel before the Senate Committee on Armed Services. March 18. 48pp. 0607 Trip to Germany and Belgium. March 23-25.17pp. Remarks upon Arrival, Rhein Main Airbase, Germany. Remarks to Second Armored Cavalry Regiment (Press Release No. 120-77) (and as Delivered), Grafenwoehr, Germany. Interview with Newsmen upon Arrival, Brussels, Belgium. Press Conference following Meetings, Brussels, Belgium. 0624 Announcement of Program for Review of Vietnam-Era Discharges (Press Release No. 127-77), with Announcement of Application Procedures (Press Release No. 149-77). March 28.10pp. 0634 Announcement of Establishment of Office and C3 and I (Press Release No. 137-77). March 31.1p. 0635 Remarks to Godfrey Sperling Group (as Quoted in the Press; no Transcript Available), Pentagon. April 1. 2pp. 0637 Remarks regarding Richards-Gebaur AFB (as Quoted in the Press), Pentagon. April 1. "Ip. 0638 Statement regarding Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (as Printed in the Washington Star. April 5. Ip. 0639 Remarks at Swearing-in Ceremony for Secretary of the Air Force John C. Stetson, Pentagon. April 6. 3pp. 0642 Correspondence regarding Deputy Secretary of Defense Position (as Printed in Senate Report No. 95-234, May 27, 1977) (also Printed in the Congressional Record, June 9, 1977, and in House Report No. 95-519, July 21,1977). April 7.