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You have indicated your intention and your will that we proceed in 

 a nonpartisan manner. There is no question but wliat this subcommit- 

 tee as w^ell as the full committee has proceeded in that way, and I 

 think it is best evidenced by the fact that the distinguished gentleman 

 from Ohio approached me and said that in his considered judgment, 

 with his association and work with and observation of the splendid 

 work that was done by Dr. Wenk and members of his staff of the 

 National Council, they ought to be continued under the new Admin- 

 istration. I appreciated that statement from him and he initiated, and 

 I joined with him in a letter to the then president-elect asking that the 

 staff of the National Council headed by Dr. Wenk be retained. That 

 was done. 



We are very proud that that is done and I am proud of it, too. 



This study in depth and this report by this Commission ought to be 

 an inspiration to anyone who has the time to read it. 



I get from your statement. Doctor, that with the many, many recom- 

 mendations of the Commission it is the judgment of the 12 members 

 of the Commission that the first thing that should be seriously con- 

 sidered is the Government structiTre or organization, I get that impres- 

 sion. And we must keep in mind, gentlemen of the committee, that this 

 Commission was mandated by the Congress to make its recommenda- 

 tions for a Government structure or no-Government structure and, if 

 so, what type and that they have done to the fullest extent. 



Gettingback to the reorganization plan, I hope, Mr. Pelly, that this 

 can be done with a Government reorganization plan sent here by the 

 White House. I asked the counsel for the committee and the minority 

 counsel to research this matter and to advise Mr. Mosher and myself 

 if in their judgment it could be done. This was before, of course, we 

 extended the life of the reorganization plan. They advised us that it 

 could not be done that way, both of them, in a report, and for that 

 reason we necessarily are going to have to move with legislation. 



I have not introduced any legislation as a result of this report. I 

 thought, frankly, that in my judgment it would be inappropriate for 

 me to offer legislation that would implement the report, that some 

 people might tliink that I was trying to preempt the thinking of the 

 committee if I did so even if I did it at their request. It is not my in- 

 tention to offer legislation to implement this report in any degree until 

 such time as we have moved substantially into these hearings and then, 

 with the feeling that I have now I will tell you quite frankly before 

 the hearing is over I intend to do so. I hope Mr. Mosher feels the same 

 way, that Ave Avill act in concert just as we did when we introduced a 

 bill to extend the life of the Council where every member of this sub- 

 committee joined in that particular piece of legislation which had its 

 effectiveness on the floor when it came up under suspension, as you 

 gentlemen know. There were only two questions, both of them by good 

 friends of mine, but probing. Dr. Hall and Mr. Gross, and I am sure 

 that they were impressed that we had absolute agreement with that 

 legislation. 



I cannot say that we will have it in what we intend to do, but hope 

 it can be done. 



Now, the gentleman from Virginia. 



Mr. Downing. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



