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What new-broomer Claxton had to say dispelled the cloud of rumors that had fogged the services since they were integrated* (TIME, Dec. 23). It had set brass hats to jittering (none would be dropped under Claxton's plan), had lowered morale in the ranks. The prime purpose of the new plan, said Brooke Claxton, was "to keep our defense establishment sufficiently flexible so it would fit into any plan of defense or any form of disarmament. . . ." It would also fit in with plans to standardize weapons with the U.S. and Britain...
Saving in Ottawa. Administrative overlapping is out. Minister Claxton will have only one deputy (instead of one from each service). There will eventually be a single staff to handle everything for all the services from procurement to public relations. There will be one staff college for all three services...
Those were only half the economies. Brooke Claxton whittled 25% from Canada's peacetime force. For the Navy which had recruited 75% of its goal of 10,000 and the Air Force which had signed up 75% of its expected 16,100 recruiting was stopped. The Army, which had recruited about 50% of its expected 25,000, could recruit approximately another 25%. The biggest cuts of all will probably be made in the 33,426 civilian employees...
Spending in the Arctic. After listing savings, Minister Claxton got around to what the armed forces would retain. They will keep in operation the Northwest Staging Route (a series of airfields along the Alaska Highway) and the Churchill air base, and they will continue to expand the system of weather stations in the Arctic. Canada will cooperate closely with the U.S. in operating the stations...
...Foreign Policy (Sat. 7 p.m., NBC). Topic: "Canada's Relations with the United States and the United Nations." Speakers: Canadian Cabinet Members L. S. St. Laurent (External Affairs) and Brooke Claxton (National Defense...