A collection of letters, telegrams, office notes, memorandum, reports and other items. Examples are: letters (June-July 1962) from Lakeside constitutent Miss Susan Ferrell, Congressman Wilson, Col. John J. Christy and John E. Garland (Special Activities, Office of the Asst. Sec. of Defense) re/ Miss Ferrell's letter "relative to the use of 'United States guerilla troops' in Laos;" letters (Aug.-Sept. 1962) from constituent Stefan X. Bagrowski, Congressman Wilson and John E. Garland (Dir., Special Activities, Office of the Asst. Sec. of Defense) re/ Mr. Bagrowski's inquiry concerning "a technical forum for aviation maintenance personnel;" a lettter (6/5/62) from Sec. of Defense Robert S. McNamara and his attached "Memorandum For The President" (6/5/62) re/ "Defense Department Cost Reduction Program" (8 pp.); 3 letters (June-July 1962) from constituent Elbert S. Purcell, Wilson, Lt. Col. Carl O. Sullinger (Chief, Utilization & Marketing Div., Logistic Services, HQ, Defense Supply Agency) & attached copy of Pat Snook, "Fantastic Waste of Army Guns," SAGA, July 1962, pp. 27-29 & 74-75 re/ Mr. Purcell's concern about government waste and the Dept.'s reply as to demilitarization needs of military weapons for national security purposes; a letter (7/10/62) from H.C. McClellan (President, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce) to Wilson & attached copy of "Maximum Defense For Your Dollar" (Prepared and Published By the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 19 pp.) re/ Western States organizations' concern with the defense economy; letters (Feb.-Ap. 1962) from constituent Earl J. Cantos, Wilson & Stephen S. Jackson (Dep. Asst. Sec. of Defense) re/ reasons for not having an Armed Forces Examining and Induction Station in San Diego; "Memorandum For Mr. Wilson From Jane" (3/19/62) re/ Secretary McNamara & Wilson's "question concerning McNamara and the Edsel. He gave me the following information off the record;" letters (Feb.-Mar. 1962) from Imperial Beach constituent H.E. Clayson, Congressman Wilson & V.F. Caputo (Dir. for Transportation and Warehousing Policy, Office of the Asst. Sec. of Defense) re/ Mr. Clayson's proposal "as to an improvement in procedure for clearance of civil aircraft into Naval and Air Force bases;" a copy of a letter (2/19/62) from Ryotoku Higa (President of the Okinawa Foundation in Japan) to President John F. Kennedy re/ concern over "putting the administrative control of Okinawa under some agency other than your Defense Department;" letters (Jan. 1962) from San Diego constituent Keith L. Widman & El Cajon constituent Louis H. Berube, Wilson's replies, a letter (12/26/61) from A.T. Bishop (Acting Dir., Supply Management Policy, Office of the Sec. of Defense) & enclosed copy of William B. Edwards, "Your Guns Are Being Destroyed," GUNS (Dec. 1961, pp. 24-25 & 37-40) re/ military firearms & the Dept.'s need to consider public safety ("availablity of those weapons to juvenilve delinguents and criminal elements") & the possible adverse effects on the domestic market for gun manufacturers.