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Press Conference, 17 May 49 (Cont'd)

where they can't make their minds up 100%, the Board will definitely call in the individual, talk to him, talk to his section head, supervisors, and arrive at a final determination. This Board will then report to the Pentagon a list of all the people here at Lockbourne with a notation beside the name as to what the Board thinks should be done with them, and, after having done that, upon arrival of replacement units of people, the majority of these personnel will be transferred to the recommended assignment and we will have completed our job here at Lockbourne. Simultaneously with the work we are doing here at Lockbourne, a similar process is going on at other stations in the United States Air Force. I believe that just about tells the story. Do you want to add something, Maj. Gleed?

Maj. G.:  Nothing. (Introduced Lt. Savoy).

Lt. Savoy is representing the Public Information Directorate Division of United States Air Force and I think possibly he might have something to say.

Lt. S.:  First thing, the unification of Public Information Office has been effected by Secretary Johnson. There is no Air Force agency. That is a matter of record and I imagine it should be made clear.

Col. D.:  I have told you in just a few words the whole story but I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. If I can't, other officers here should have the answer.

Mr. M.:  Everybody knows what Lockbourne is and that is a landmark. Everybody said, "What is going to happen?" You answered that question - continuous operation by the Air Force. There have been gliders, B-17s flew over, but this is the one - whether the All Weather Station at Wilmington is coming over here?

Col. D.:  I do not know and I am as eager to know as you are.

Mr. M.:  Next question. Who is coming to Lockbourne? I will break that down a little bit. Are we going to get fighters, bombers, or will the National Guard assume authority - a unit of the air arm of the Guard?

Lt. S.:  I will give the answer. To give you an answer for that question, Mr. Morrison, would be to promulgate a similar situation at an installation maybe 100 miles, 1,000 miles, 1500 miles away from here. We haven't released; and I, actually, at the moment, don't know the numerical designation of a unit for this station. All we know is, and we gave this to you, Lockbourne will not be inactivated. If the designation of the unit that is coming here, whatever unit that is, were known at the moment, some other station commander would probably have to go through

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