IV LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



The United States is fortunate that through the efforts of the Naval 

 Reactors Branch of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Bureau 

 of Ships, United States Navy, this country leads the world today in 

 the development and operation of nuclear submarines. It is impera- 

 tive that such leadershi]) must not falter nor be permitted to lag 

 through ill-advised and dangerous budget limitations. 



On behalf of the Subcommittee on Military Applications, I wish to 

 express our thanks to the members of the Underseas AVarfare Advisory 

 Panel for the time and effort they put into this work. I strongly 

 believe that their report will be of assistance to the Department of 

 Defense and to the Department of the Navy in determining future 

 defense policies and that, if the recommendations of the panel are fol- 

 lowed, they will do much to guarantee continued United States naval 

 supremacy in the years to come. 

 Sincerely yours, 



Henry M. Jackson, 

 United States Senator, Chairman, Suhcommittee on Military 

 Applications. 



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