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Description and Holding Information
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1970, Gates Report: Report of the President's Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force
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The Report of the President’s Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force (February 1970). Published by GPO (Washington 1971). xii + 211 p. Contents
include a transmittal letter by Thomas S. Gates, Commission Chairman to the President(Feb. 20, 1970); a letter by Roy Wilkins, Commission member; the
Statement by the President Announcing the Creation of the Commission; a list of Commission members and staff; an Introduction; Part I, addressing the
questions whether an all-volunteer force is feasible, and whether it is desirable; Part II, Chapters 3 through 15, presenting evidence gathered during
the Commission’s inquiry and the analysis supporting its recommendations. (From Chapter 1: “We unanimously believe that the nation’s interests will be
better served by an all-volunteer force, supported by an effective stand-by draft, than by a mixed force of volunteers and conscripts …”)
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Title:
The report of the President's Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force.
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OCLC Number:
1151159427
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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