A collection of news articles, letters, news releases and other items. Examples are: an editorial from the San Diego Union (3/8/53) entitled "Overgrown Organization Handicaps Both Defense and Ecomony Demands;" Rembert James, "Pentaton's Imperfect-- But Ax Is Not the Answer," and other articles by James (The San Diego Union, no dates); a DoD press release for July 9, 1953 re/ "Military Public Works Program Submitted to Congress" with 9 pages of information; a copy of Congressman Wilson's letter (1/30/57) to President Eisenhower and the Assistant to the President' reply (2/1/57) re/ Wilson's recommendation of Secretary of the Navy Charles S. Thomas as "a replacement for Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson, whom I understandis scheduled to resign sometime this spring;" an eight-page press release for November 26, 1956 from the Secretary of Defense re/ "Clarification of roles and Missions to Improve the Effectiveness of Operations of the Department of Defense;" & a copy of The Dept. of the Navy, Bureau of Yards and Docks, Real Estate Group, "Acquisition Project No. 182," Marine Corps Training Twentynine Palms, 596,528 acres at estimated cost of $600,000.