"Our national defence is, in light of the increasing armaments of other nations, inadequate for purposes of national security. It is specifically and solely because of the piling up of additional land and sea armaments of other countries and because such involve a threat to world peace and security, I make the following recommendations to Congress.
"Firstly, Army additions in antiaircraft and materials to the sum of U.S.$8,800,000 of which U.S.$6,800,000 be appropriated in the fiscal year of 1939; "Secondly, better establishment of enlisted reserve forces the sum of U.S.$4,500,000; Thirdly, expenditure of U.S,$6,080,- 000 for the manufacture of army material of which U, S.$5,000,000 be expended in the fiscal year of 1090:
Fourthly, that U, S.$2,000,000 be for making up deficiencies in ammunition for the Army:
"Fifthly, the existing authorized building programme and increases in replacements of the Navy to be increased by twenty per cent; "Sixthly, Congress to authorize and appropriate for four ships, laying down two additional battleships and two additional cruisers during 1938; "Seventhly, Congress to authorise and appropriate not exceeding U.S. $16,000,000 for the construction of a number of new types of small vessels, to be regarded as experimental, in the light of new developments among!navies and to include the preparation of planes and other types of ships. If it is necessary to struct such ships in the future there should be advanced the sum of U.S. $16,000,000,
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