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Mr. Kendall. That is all that I have. 



Senator Stennis. While these gentlemen are conferring here, ^^e 

 are Hearing the end of your testimony, and of Mr. Bauer's testimony. 



For the com-mittee, I certainly want to thank you for coming here. 

 Your testimony has been very revealing and very frank, apparently, 

 and it has been helpful to the committee. As I said in the beginning, 

 we are not looking for someone to punish or to blame. The question 

 involved is the strength of our defenses, the avoidance of these mis- 

 haps in the future, and the proper expenditure of the appropriated 

 dollar. 



We thank you very much and commend you, too, for what I consider 

 to be very frank, honest and fearless effort to throw light on this sit- 

 uation. 



Do you have another question ? 



Mr. Kendall. One question, yes, sir. 



Senator Stennis. All right. 



Mr. Kendall. Mr. DeLong, I direct your attention to the model 

 there, to the red diagonal strands, that represent proposed cable brac- 

 ing to replace two panels of K bracing. Do you have any judgment 

 as to the adequacy or suitability of that? 



cable bracing inadequate 



Mr. DeLong. I have an opinion on it. 



Mr. Kendall. Would you express it, please, sir. 



Mr. DeLong. It would not do any good. 



]\Ir. Kendall. You mean the cable bracing would not do any good, 

 or that your opinion would not do any good ? 



Mr. DeLong. The cable stretches. As it gets stressed and so forth, 

 it stretches. It might save the day for another week or month or 2 

 months, or something like that. 



Senator Stennis. But it would eventually stretch and be of no use, 

 is that right? 



Mr. DeLong. Absolutely. 



Senator Stennis. All right. Anything else? 



Mr. Kendall. No, sir. 



Senator Stennis. All right, thank you again, gentlemen, for the 

 committee. We appreciate very much your appearance here. 



The committee proposes to proceed, if you have other witnesses. 



Mr. Kendall. We have nothing further for today, sir. 



Senator Stennis. All right, sir. Again thank you and all the 

 others who attended yesterday as witnesses. This is not a law suit, 

 but if there is any further point that the Navy wants to make with 

 reference to this matter, they certainly will have an opportunity 

 to do so. 



If there is no further business to come before the subcommittee, 

 M^e shall take a recess subject to the call of the Chair. 



(Wliereupon, at 12:15 p.m. the committee recessed subject to the 

 call of the Chair.) 



